Introduction The United Nations emerged at the end of World War II as a bold experiment in collective security, determined “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.”  But in the early Cold War (roughly 1947–1956) the UN’s high-minded ideals quickly ran up against intense U.S.–Soviet rivalry.  Instead of disarming, both superpowers used the … Continue reading The United Nations in the Early Cold War: Korea, Vetoes, and Peacekeeping