The United Nations system: The policies of member states -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The United Nations in historical perspective -- 2 Competing visions: Proposals for UN reform -- 3 Algeria and reform of the international order -- 4 Canada, the United Nations, and the reform of international institutions -- 5 France and the United Nations system -- 6 Japan's policy towards the United Nations -- 7 The Netherlands and the United Nations: The future lies in the past -- 8 Nigeria and the United Nations -- 9 The United Kingdom and the United Nations -- 10 The past as prologue: The United States and the future of the UN system -- 11 Foreign policy and the United Nations: National interest in the era of global politics -- Contributors.