Dr Alanna O’Malley is a Lecturer of History and International Relations at Leiden University in The Netherlands. As a Fulbright Scholar to George Washington University, she will investigate the development of the United Nations in parallel with the emergence of the countries of the Global South from 1955-1981. Her research will shed new light on the role of the United States in this process, tracing the evolution of American policy towards the UN and decolonization.