EU and UN Should Lead International Reform
Nigel Hall, Financial Times | September 11, 2008
International organizations are stretched to their limits and need reform. ++ NATO struggles to produce an effective strategy in Afghanistan, UN peacekeepers are dispersed over the globe, and the EU can only offer fledgling military support in any operation. ++ Yet, the EU and UN are in the best position to lead the much-needed reform of international organizations. ++ The UN has a critical understanding of peacekeeping and rehabilitation missions, and if the EU could join its military and development forces, it would be an effective power.
