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The Skeptical Public: Trust in the United Nations

Global public opinion toward international institutions seems to be shaky these days. For example, some people trust the World Health Organization but not others during the Covid-19 pandemic. The public becomes more suspicious of the United Nations as the world observes the challenge of the organization to maintain peace when a permanent member of the Security Council initiates war. Despite the importance of the issue, there have been only a few systematic studies of the factors that shape public trust in international organizations.

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