Analysis Of The U.S. Policy Towards The United Nations After The End Of The Cold War

Taking Taking the interaction between the United States and the United Nations as the analytical framework,this dissertation analyzes the characteristics of the United States' policy towards the United Nations after the cold war with two clues: the United States' multilateral foreign policy in different eras,and the evolution of the role of the United Nations since its establishment as well as the reform of its main organs,and thus forecasts the trend of the interaction between the United States and the United Nations.The introduction part puts forward the research objective and main questions.Firstly,the historical and practical significance of the objective is demonstrated and relevant theoretical tools are proposed.Then,the research findings in both theory and practice in domestic and foreign academic circles are briefly summarized,and the key issues of this dissertation are put forward on this basis.The First Chapter reviews the historical connection between the United States and the United Nations before the cold war and discusses the different theoretical schools of the United States' policy towards the United Nations on this basis.The Second Chapter analyzes impact and influence of the end of the cold war on the United States' UN policy,raising two main clues that will go throughout the full analysis: one,the American clue,trying to sort out the impact of the end of the cold war on the political situation at home and abroad,and the resulting evolution of American attitude towards the multilateral diplomatic tools as well as characteristics of its strategy towards international organizations.The second clue is the evolution of the United Nations,focusing on the influence of the end of the cold war on the role of the United Nations and its reform pressure.This dissertation analyzes the duality of American policy towards the United Nations through the interweaving and interaction of two clues.The Third Chapter mainly utilizes the comparative analysis method,listing the UN policy of United States' different administrations after the cold war.On the basis of reviewing the theoretical origin and realistic background of each administration's multilateral foreign policy,Chapter Three summarizes the superficial characteristics and internal dynamics of the United States' policy towards the United Nations.The Fourth Chapter is mainly case studies,covering interaction between the United States and main United Nations agencies and businesses(including election of Secretary Generals,reform of the Security Council,development and human rights issues,the UN membership fees,etc.).On one hand,this chapter analyzes the direct influence and effectiveness of US policies towards the UN.On the other hand,the reaction of the United Nations and the further response of the United States is analyzed.Chapter Five tries to look forward towards the trend of American policy towards the United Nations,including an analysis of the adjustment of American foreign policy objectives and its constraints after President Trump took office,as well as the profound impact of the multiple changes in the US' UN policy on the interaction between the two.The analysis of this dissertation shows that the United States has a relatively obvious functional orientation in policy making towards the United Nations.Though appearing to be constantly changing,analysis of its intrinsic causes reveals the nature of the American UN policy as snatching power and interests from the UN,and the ways and means of safeguarding interests are the only variants.By sorting out the "variables" and "constants" of the US' UN policy after the cold war,this dissertation attempts to reveal the hidden nature of the United States' use of the United Nations to serve its national interests,and to explore the trends of and recommendations for the future multilateral diplomacy.