The United Nations increasingly finds itself at the center of world events in an age of rapid globalization. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that we understand its structure and functions. In this highly readable book, a prominent news correspondent at the UN provides a colorful introduction to its activities and goals.
Wholly updated for 2009, Fasulo’s book features up to the moment insights about the UN and new, exclusive interviews with United Nations insiders, including Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Former US Ambassadors John Bolton and Zalmay Khalilzad, and Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Clear and lively, her book illuminates the structure, function, and cast of characters at the United Nations. An Insider’s Guide also covers the major topics at today’s UN, including terrorism, peacekeeping, human rights, climate change, and UN reform.
Fasulo also explains how the UN came into existence, what governing principles guide its operation, and what it is like to be a participant. She describes the organization, responsibilities, and often-tense politics of the Security Council.
Detailed enough for the diplomat, but entirely accessible to those new to the United Nations, An Insider’s Guide to the UN is the essential tool for everyone who wants to know how--and why--the UN works the way it does.
Click here to read an excerpt from An Insider's Guide to the UN.
