Will Human Rights Survive in a Multipolar World?

Kaplan focuses on how human rights survive in a multipolar world. Human rights will only survive in this new era if they are genuinely universal, reflecting the ideals and beliefs of all peoples. The Universal Declaration was designed for just such a world, incorporating and balancing ideas from different places in a way that was flexible and universal. A restoration of the vision of its drafters--a return to basics--is essential if human rights are to be a powerful force in this century.