ABSTRACT

The years immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union were characterized by high hopes for an expansion of the liberal world order and for lasting peace. In the meantime, discord between western democracies, led by the US, and non-democratic states has been increasing. In the present article, I ask in how far these tensions have reached the working level of international cooperation in the United Nations (UN). Specifically, I present the first large-N study of co-sponsorship that includes all UN resolutions drafted between 1994 and 2017. First, my results reveal that regime type became increasingly relevant for co-sponsorship of UN resolutions starting at the turn of the millennium. Second, I find that cooperation among non-democratic states increased during the first years of the millennium, but I find a restoration of democratic cooperation since 2006. Third, I find that these trends are especially relevant with regard to cooperation over national security.

摘要

苏联解体后的几年里，人们对自由世界秩序的扩张和持久和平寄予厚望。与此同时，以美国为首的西方民主国家与非民主国家之间的矛盾不断加剧。在本文中，我询问这些紧张局势在多大程度上达到了联合国（UN）国际合作的工作水平。具体来说，我提出了第一项关于共同提案的大 N 研究，其中包括 1994 年至 2017 年期间起草的所有联合国决议。首先，我的结果表明，从千年之交开始，政权类型与共同提案国的相关性越来越大. 其次，我发现非民主国家之间的合作在千禧年的头几年有所增加，