The United Nations Between Neo-Colonialism and Empowerment: A Normative Argument for a Redistributive Agenda Introduction The United Nations (UN), founded in 1945 as a beacon of collective security, cooperation, and decolonisation, embodies the normative aspiration of a rules-based international order. Yet for much of the Global South, the UN has been a paradoxical institution—both a … Continue reading To what extent can the UN be considered a vehicle for neo-colonialism rather than a forum for empowering the Global South? Should the UN adopt a more redistributive agenda to correct historical injustices and global inequality? Present a normative argument.