United Nations Relations with the United States: A Nettlesome Continuum Between Multifaceted Partners

By focusing on the two issues that have threatened the stability of the U.S.-UN relationship most recently, this article elucidates the seeming complexity of its subtitle and identifies an approach that both parties can continue to take to work together to avert a crisis when apparently fundamental disagreements arise between them. The author concludes his article by recommending that the United Nations and the United States form a partnership to further their pursuit of promoting democracy throughout the world and makes specific recommendations that the UN can follow to inform the American public of its little known but active commitment to democracy.