Monday, December 8, 2008

United Nations

When presented with two statements about the function of the United Nations, “the United Nations has been reduced in its influence and is less relevant today in global matters,” and “the United Nations is needed now more than ever to represent a global perspective on issues that arise,” First Globals™ are the most likely of any generation to agree with the second statement and the least likely of any generation to agree with the first statement. Among First Globals™, 57.4% agree that “the United Nations is needed now more than ever,” compared to 33% of the combined remaining generations. And 34.1% of First Globals™ agree that the “United Nations has been reduced in influence and is less relevant,” compared to about 55% of remaining generations.

Do you think as First Globals™ grow older and move into the workforce (including the government), their belief that the UN is needed will remain? Do you think we will see the United Nations play a more active role in managing global conflicts and dealing with global issues in the future? Do you agree with the First Globals™ and others who say that the United Nations is needed now more than ever?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think one of the reasons behind this difference in opinion is that for most of the other generations, international politics was dominated to a degree by the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, where the UN didn't have much of an impact. Since that era ended, international politics has focused more on a variety of conflicts where the UN does play more of a role: imposing sanctions, etc. The US has lost some of its stature as a world superpower, with the Iraqi war and now the economic crisis. I think this will lead to a larger role for the UN in global conflicts and issues.