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Highlighting Kofi Annan's time as Secretary-General of the UN, this title sees Annan as an idealist given little credit for advancing causes like humanitarian intervention, an honest broker crushed between American conservatives and third world opponents, and also as a UN careerist who has absorbed its stultifying culture. more Highlighting Kofi Annan's time as Secretary-General of the UN, this title sees Annan as an idealist given little credit for advancing causes like humanitarian intervention, an honest broker crushed between American conservatives and third world opponents, and also as a UN careerist who has absorbed its stultifying culture. less 
Edward MortimerHe essentially negotiated a deal with Kofi Annan, whereby he was kind of embedded in the Secretary-General’s office. Again, it’s quite a good read. (Source)
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Soon to be the Netflix biopic, Sergio, with Narcos star Wagner Moura playing diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello
In this perfect match of author and subject, Pulitzer Prize-winner Samantha Power tackles the life of Sergio Vieira de Mello, whose work for the U.N. before his 2003 death in Iraq was emblematic of moral struggle on the global stage. Power has drawn on a staggering breadth of research (including 400 interviews) to show us a heroic figure and the conflicts he waded into, from Cambodia's... more From the author of The Education of an Idealist -
Soon to be the Netflix biopic, Sergio, with Narcos star Wagner Moura playing diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello
In this perfect match of author and subject, Pulitzer Prize-winner Samantha Power tackles the life of Sergio Vieira de Mello, whose work for the U.N. before his 2003 death in Iraq was emblematic of moral struggle on the global stage. Power has drawn on a staggering breadth of research (including 400 interviews) to show us a heroic figure and the conflicts he waded into, from Cambodia's Khmer Rouge to the slaughter in Bosnia to the war-torn Middle East. The result is a peerless portrait of humanity and pragmatism, as well as a history of our convulsive age.
. less Edward MortimerIt’s about a very interesting man, who had a very interesting life, but also you feel that, in a way, it’s not only a book about Sergio Vieira de Mello, but also a book about Samantha Power. (Source)
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A candid discussion of the events and personalities encountered daily by Frederic Eckhard, Spokesperson for former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, from 1997-2005. Eckhard gives an intimate and detailed glimpse into the life and character of the UN's most beloved Secretary-General. He covers both the good and bad times without hesitation and provides us with an unusually honest look at the workings of the United Nations more A candid discussion of the events and personalities encountered daily by Frederic Eckhard, Spokesperson for former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, from 1997-2005. Eckhard gives an intimate and detailed glimpse into the life and character of the UN's most beloved Secretary-General. He covers both the good and bad times without hesitation and provides us with an unusually honest look at the workings of the United Nations less Edward MortimerFred set about writing this in a quite interesting way, which is he did drafts of the various chapters, and then he sent them around to all his friends and colleagues and people who knew Kofi well. (Source)
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How can peace be encouraged and sustained in a violent world? For nearly half a century at the United Nations, ultimately as Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, Brian Urquhart wrestled with this problem at its front lines. Managing the United Nations’ peacekeeping operations in the world’s hot spots—the Congo in the aftermath of Patrice Lumumba’s assassination, Cyprus at the bloodiest moment of conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, Kashmir, and, through the tragic cycle of four wars, the Middle East—he has tested the limits, and the possibilities, of peacekeeping in... more How can peace be encouraged and sustained in a violent world? For nearly half a century at the United Nations, ultimately as Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, Brian Urquhart wrestled with this problem at its front lines. Managing the United Nations’ peacekeeping operations in the world’s hot spots—the Congo in the aftermath of Patrice Lumumba’s assassination, Cyprus at the bloodiest moment of conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, Kashmir, and, through the tragic cycle of four wars, the Middle East—he has tested the limits, and the possibilities, of peacekeeping in the modern world. less Edward MortimerThe autobiography of Brian Urquhart, whose life for the first 40 years of the United Nations was more or less synonymous with that of the organization. (Source)
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