Independent Diplomat: Despatches From An Unaccountable Elite
Independent Diplomat: Despatches From An Unaccountable Elite
Independent Diplomat is a compelling insider's account of the foreign policy world. Carne Ross was a diplomat on the front line of today's most pressing issues, from Israel/Palestine to Afghanistan and Iraq, over which he resigned from the British Foreign Office. He was trained to see the world through a prism of states and interests, but the reality of his negotiations revealed very different -- more complex, and more human -- forces at play. Independent Diplomat exposes this fundamental weakness of institutional diplomacy: exclusion of those most affected by its outcomes, whether at the UN, the EU or within national foreign ministries. Illustrated with vivid episodes from his career -- from New York to Kabul -- Ross offers a refreshing critique of contemporary diplomacy and of how to put it right.
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Publication year: 2017
Publication date: 2017-07-27
Pages: 244
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
ISBN: 9781849044387
Dimensions: 19.81 x 2.01 x 13.0 cm
Weight: 0.28 kg