Moderated by Eugene Wilson; 00:10 Wilson introduces Brian Urquhart and the panel topic; 01:32 Urquhart begins his discussion. He talks about the last time he landed in a helicopter in the Congo; 02:30 Urquhart talks about the phrase U.N.C.L.E. and how disturbed he was with the title of the panel. He reflects on a situation in North Africa in 1941. He also mentions that he asked NBC what the term U.N.C.L.E meant and they stated it meant United Network Command for Law Enforcement and that it was a fake organization, or had been discontinued; 05:12 Urquhart talks about the vision for nonviolence in relation to U.N.C.L.E.; 06:32 Urquhart states he will talk about the desire for security and the United Nations for the duration of the session; 07:00 Urquhart states that the United Nations will survive as long as it keeps peace. He continues to talk about the “economic and social delusion†often talked about in England; 09:17 Urquhart talks about where the world is now when keeping the peace. He states the world is in the same position as it was even before there was a strong agency to enforce the law. He continues to say there is a lack of system that continues to make life insecure for people; 11:29 Where are we on peacemaking? Urquhart states that the United Nations manages to keep peacekeeping functions. There are more than 100 disputes in the world that are diplomatically negotiated or organized peacefully through the United Nations; 12:30 Urquhart talks about the unresolved problems of the world such as Germany, Vietnam and Korea being divided into two countries and mentions these situations are where the United Nations is ineffective; 13:32 Urquhart talks about the nuclear balance and situations that are bigger than the United Nations. He talks about the lack of a system regarding disarmament and how that causes a lot of insecurity for people around the world; 17:20 Urquhart asks how the world could get to some sort of stability, law and order regarding nuclear arms. He starts with Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations about financial contributions and budgets to the United Nations; 20:37 Urquhart talks about sovereignty and the lack of sovereignty in the United Nations. The United Nations works on consensus and negotiation; 23:25 Urquhart mentions that we have a weak basis for how much gets done and how much international cooperation there is; 25:28 Urquhart mentions that there are countries with a desire to avoid conflict or to stay neutral during conflict; 28:28 Urquhart talks about the obstacle of slow growth in the world even though the world wants change towards world order. He talks about the things we need to change or get rid of in order to move forward; 32:26 Urquhart asks if it will take another world war to enact change because people typically do not like institutional change until there is a disaster; 36:19 Urquhart states the world does have the communication and means towards world order, but wonders if it is actually possible for man to make a positive effort to secure the future before it is too late; 37:00 Urquhart finishes his discussion; 37:37 Wilson thanks Urquhart for his contribution to the Conference of World Affairs and ends the session.
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Moderated by Eugene Wilson; 00:10 Wilson introduces Brian Urquhart and the panel topic; 01:32 Urquhart begins his discussion. He talks about the last time he landed in a helicopter in the Congo; 02:30 Urquhart talks about the phrase U.N.C.L.E. and how disturbed he was with the title of the panel. He reflects on a situation in North Africa in 1941. He also mentions that he asked NBC what the term U.N.C.L.E meant and they stated it meant United Network Command for Law Enforcement and that it was a fake organization, or had been discontinued; 05:12 Urquhart talks about the vision for nonviolence in relation to U.N.C.L.E.; 06:32 Urquhart states he will talk about the desire for security and the United Nations for the duration of the session; 07:00 Urquhart states that the United Nations will survive as long as it keeps peace. He continues to talk about the “economic and social delusion†often talked about in England; 09:17 Urquhart talks about where the world is now when keeping the peace. He states the world is in the same position as it was even before there was a strong agency to enforce the law. He continues to say there is a lack of system that continues to make life insecure for people; 11:29 Where are we on peacemaking? Urquhart states that the United Nations manages to keep peacekeeping functions. There are more than 100 disputes in the world that are diplomatically negotiated or organized peacefully through the United Nations; 12:30 Urquhart talks about the unresolved problems of the world such as Germany, Vietnam and Korea being divided into two countries and mentions these situations are where the United Nations is ineffective; 13:32 Urquhart talks about the nuclear balance and situations that are bigger than the United Nations. He talks about the lack of a system regarding disarmament and how that causes a lot of insecurity for people around the world; 17:20 Urquhart asks how the world could get to some sort of stability, law and order regarding nuclear arms. He starts with Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations about financial contributions and budgets to the United Nations; 20:37 Urquhart talks about sovereignty and the lack of sovereignty in the United Nations. The United Nations works on consensus and negotiation; 23:25 Urquhart mentions that we have a weak basis for how much gets done and how much international cooperation there is; 25:28 Urquhart mentions that there are countries with a desire to avoid conflict or to stay neutral during conflict; 28:28 Urquhart talks about the obstacle of slow growth in the world even though the world wants change towards world order. He talks about the things we need to change or get rid of in order to move forward; 32:26 Urquhart asks if it will take another world war to enact change because people typically do not like institutional change until there is a disaster; 36:19 Urquhart states the world does have the communication and means towards world order, but wonders if it is actually possible for man to make a positive effort to secure the future before it is too late; 37:00 Urquhart finishes his discussion; 37:37 Wilson thanks Urquhart for his contribution to the Conference of World Affairs and ends the session.
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