Explaining UN’s Effectiveness in Managing South Asia’s Security Issues

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10.2991/978-2-38476-553-9_13How to use a DOI?

Keywords

South Asia; UN; Security issue; Conflict management; Mediation

Abstract

The UN has shown differentiated capacities in handling South Asia’s security issues. Existing researches mainly focus on UN’s limited role in managing disputes, but the differentiation was neglected. Using qualitative in-case process tracing research method and analyzing three important cases, which include UN’s handling of Kashmir conflict, nuclear non-proliferation in South Asia, and India’s bid for the permanent USC seat, this article reveals the wax and wane of UN’s role in managing South Asia’s security issues from a new perspective. The core argument is, the UN’s effectiveness of managing security issues in south Asia is determined by two variables, the issue complexity and regional powers’ attitude towards international mediation. When issue complexity is not very high, and all regional powers have a positive attitude towards the international mediation, the UN could play a constructive role in managing regional disputes, and vice versa. This conclusion can provide insights into studying UN’s role in managing regional disputes.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jingwen Yang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/03/25
TI  - Explaining UN’s Effectiveness in Managing South Asia’s Security Issues
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 4th International Conference on Educational Science and Social Culture (ESSC 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 101
EP  - 110
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-553-9_13
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-553-9_13
ID  - Yang2026
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