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It has been the tendency in recent years to see regional organisations as a way to help overcoming the limitations of international organisations in addressing the global challenges at hand, particularly in the areas of security, development and environment. In this perspective, it is thought that where international organisations are unable to deliver, regional organisations can be part of the solution. Without disregarding altogether this point of view, the authors of this chapter believe that, to a large extent, it is much more problematic than it appears. For the most part, regional organisations, as they exist today, have neither the adequate resources nor the mandates and policies to make this a possibility across the board.
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Coicaud, JM., Zhang, J. (2012). From International and Regional Organisations to Global Public Policy. In: De Lombaerde, P., Baert, F., Felício, T. (eds) The United Nations and the Regions. United Nations University Series on Regionalism, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2751-9_12
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