Format:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 270 p)
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22 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
1555916767
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9781555916763
Series Statement:
Speaker's corner
Content:
Beginning with a telling phone call from Condi, the former president of the UN Security Council tells for the first time the behind-the-scenes story of the Iraq war, as seen from an international perspective. Ambassador Muñoz examines the United States controversial decision to take a unilateral stand and the repercussions for both the U.S. and the rest of the world. This fascinating case study explains why a multilateral approach to foreign policy, including reliance on international organizations such as the UN, is imperative in today s world. A Solitary War offers a compelling argument for
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-264)
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"A Fulcrum paperback original"--P. [4] of cover
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Contents ; Foreword by Kofi Annan xi ; Introduction 1 ; Early Warnings 7 ; A Telling Phone Call from Condi 7 ; A War with Multilateral Support 13; One, Two, Three Iraqs: The Costs of the Unilateralist Doctrine 16 ; War Games in the United Nations: A Tale of Missed Opportunities 25 ; Resolution to Act 27 ; A Tug of War 37 ; The Blair-Lagos Last-Ditch Effort 51 ; The Final Diplomatic Bets 62 ; High Noon in Iraq: Diplomacy Fails 69 ; Unilateralism in Retreat: The Hard Task of Winning the Peace in Iraq 79 ; Multilateralism under Fire 79 ; The War Deepens: The UN Is a Target 92
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A Turn toward Tactical Multilateralism 96 Chapter Four Why Multilateralism Matters: The United Nations Enables the Transfer of Sovereignty in Iraq and the 2005 Elections 111 ; A Sense of Loss of Direction and Moral Defeat 113 ; Negotiating the Establishment of the Iraqi Interim Government 118 ; The End of Occupation? 143 ; The 2005 Elections and the Nouri al-Maliki Government 150 ; Chapter Five Worlds Apart: The Alienation of Allies 159 ; Chile: The Distant Neighbor 164 ; Mexico: "So Far from God, So Close to the United States" 181 ; The Transatlantic Divide with the "Old Europe" 195
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Less-Than-Willing Allies and the Failed Evidence to Go to War 215 Chapter Six Conclusions: The U.S. War Backtrack and the Future of Multilateralism 229 ; The Costs of a War without Friends 229 ; A Changing Attitude toward the United Nations 235 ; Why the United States Should Care about Multilateralism 240 ; Beyond Iraq: To Lead or to Impose 246 ; Notes 255 ; Acknowledgments 265 ; About the Author 269
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781555916763
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe A Solitary War : A Diplomat's Chronicle of the Iraq War and Its Lessons
Language:
English
