With the renewal of the cold war the UN's ability to keep peace is again challenged seriously; what lies ahead for the UN in a multipolar world?

Dr. Kannan Rajarathinam (LL.M. 1988, UGA Law) retired after nearly three decades of UN peace keeping and political work in the former Yugoslavia, Cyprus, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan and Somalia. Prior to the UN, he briefly practiced and taught law in India. A commentator of international and political affairs in India, he is the author of two political biographies of Indian leaders and his next work, on the political history of his state of Tamil Nadu in India is due next summer.