Thc aim of ıhis study is to cxaminc whcthcr or not thc end of thcCold War has madc any significant diffcrcncc to UN decision-making. In thcaftermath of thc Cold War, the qucstion of thc UN's placc in thc intcrnationalorder vvas raiscd by many acadcmicians. Onc prevailing vicvv vvas that thedivision of thc vvorld into East and Wcst during thc Cold War had preventedthe UN from fulfilling its mission. Hovvcver vvith the end of thc Cold War, itvvas argucd, thc UN could fulfil thc aims that its founders had intended.According to this vievv, thc UN finally had thc oportunity to perform its taskbetter. This prevailing vicvv in intcrnational relations vvill bc challengcd bythis study, and it vvill bc argucd that the UN's role has not ehanged asdramalically since thc end of thc Cold War as thc proponents of this vievvsuggest.