The United Nations: Enhancing its Early-Warning Mechanism.

Abstract

The United Nations (UN) cannot effectively monitor regional stability or provide advance notification of impending conflict or crisis. To do this, there must be an early warning mechanism to provide advance notice. For the most part, this involves a capability to acquire, analyze and distribute the type of information which can trigger concurrent activities such as decision making at the political and strategic levels, contingency planning, and the implementation process. The UN's problem is not the absence of information. Rather, it is the absence of an organization to manage the information flow, linking early warning to the other processes crucial to rapid reaction. To be effective, this early warning mechanism must be linked to individuals and organizations capable of acting on such information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326601

Entities

People

  • George E. Bowers

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Conflicts
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Periodicals
  • Students
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warning Systems

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