Peacemonger
Required reading for all who care about the diplomatic and military aspects of modern peacekeeping operations by the United Nations.(James A. Baker, III)A frank insider's account of the UN's successes and failures in keeping the peace worldwide after the Cold War came to an end. This book will enlighten experts and amateurs alike.(Boutros Boutros-Ghali)A frank and perceptive account of what it was like to be at the heart of the UN at a time when its role in international relations was expanding at an astonishing pace... The core of this book is its account of the [UN's] individual peacekeeping operations. Never before has a UN official surveyed this aspect of the UN's work in such detail or with such style and distinction. Goulding is intellectually rigorous, always asking what the purposes of particular missions are, whether they can be realized, and what lessons might be drawn from them.(Adam RobertsTimes Literary Supplement)Goulding kept meticulous diaries throughout his time at the UN and he has used them well to provide what is perhaps the most detailed and incisive insider's account of how that bizarre but necessary organization works... Peacemonger is an invaluable account of how the end of the Cold War eradicated all the comfortable nostrums on which 40 years of diplomacy had been based. His book will be essential for anyone seeking to understand how that long-suffering icon, the international community, actually works -- or does not.(William ShawcrossTimes of London)[An] excellent account of the brief golden age of peacekeeping.(Martin WoollacottGuardian)