TO WHAT EXTENT HAS DECISION-MAKING IN THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM CHANGED SINCE THE ENDING OF THE COLD WAR?*

Thc aim of ıhis study is to cxaminc whcthcr or not thc end of thc Cold War has madc any significant diffcrcncc to UN decision-making. In thc aftermath of thc Cold War, the qucstion of thc UN's placc in thc intcrnational order vvas raiscd by many acadcmicians. Onc prevailing vicvv vvas that the division of thc vvorld into East and Wcst during thc Cold War had prevented the UN from fulfilling its mission. Hovvcver vvith the end of thc Cold War, it vvas argucd, thc UN could fulfil thc aims that its founders had intended. According to this vievv, thc UN finally had thc oportunity to perform its task better. This prevailing vicvv in intcrnational relations vvill bc challengcd by this study, and it vvill bc argucd that the UN's role has not ehanged as dramalically since thc end of thc Cold War as thc proponents of this vievv suggest.