1. Introduction -- 2. The United Nations and International Society -- 3. A Short Description of the United Nations System -- 4. Problems of Evaluating the United Nations -- 5. Various Roles of the United Nations -- 6. Disjunctions Between Myth and Reality -- 7. Doctrines on the Use of Force by States and Liberation Movements -- 8. Coercion and Peacekeeping Under UN Auspices -- 9. Possible Changes in the Composition and Powers of the Security Council -- 10. Equality and Dominance in the United Nations -- 11. Peaceful Change -- 12. Proclaiming International Priorities and Principles -- 13. Problems of Institutional Ethos -- 14. The United Nations in the Firmament of International Relations -- 15. Conclusion: Some Propositions on Change in the United Nations -- The International Peace Academy