03429nam 2200613 a 450 991081088680332120200520144314.01-282-46815-497866124681551-55591-897-2(CKB)1000000000793283(EBL)478747(OCoLC)609854309(SSID)ssj0000284314(PQKBManifestationID)11236362(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284314(PQKBWorkID)10261513(PQKB)10881779(MiAaPQ)EBC478747(Au-PeEL)EBL478747(CaPaEBR)ebr10288623(EXLCZ)99100000000079328320071214d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA solitary war a diplomat's chronicle of the Iraq war and its lessons /Heraldo Munoz ; foreword by Kofi AnnanGolden, Colo. Fulcrumc20081 online resource (288 p.)Speaker's corner"A Fulcrum paperback original"--P. [4] of cover.1-55591-676-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-264).Foreword / by Kofi Annan -- Introduction -- Early warnings -- A telling phone call from Condi -- A war with multilateral support -- One, two, three Iraqs : the costs of the unilateralist doctrine -- War games in the United Nations : a tale of missed opportunities -- Resolution to act -- A tug of war -- The Blair-Lagos last-ditch effort -- The final diplomatic bets -- High noon in Iraq : diplomacy fails -- Unilateralism in retreat : the hard task of winning the peace in Iraq -- Multilateralism under fire -- The war deepens : the UN is a target -- A turn toward tactical multilateralism -- Why multilateralism matters : the United Nations enables the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq and the 2005 elections -- A sense of loss of direction and moral defeat -- Negotiating the establishment of the Iraqi interim government -- The end of occupation? -- The 2005 elections and the Nouri al-Maliki government -- Worlds apart : the alienation of allies -- Chile : the distant neighbor -- Mexico : "so far from God, so close to the United States" -- The transatlantic divide with the "old Europe" -- Less-than-willing allies and the failed evidence to go to war -- Conclusions : the U.S war backtrack and the future of multilateralism -- The costs of a war without friends -- A changing attitude toward the United Nations -- Why the United States should care about multilateralism -- Beyond Iraq : to lead or to impose.An insider's view of the Iraq war and the global implications of U.S. unilateralism.Speaker's corner books.Iraq War, 2003-2011Diplomatic historyIraq War, 2003-2011Participation, EuropeanUnited StatesPolitics and government2001-2009EuropePolitics and government21st centuryIraqPolitics and government2003-Iraq War, 2003-2011Diplomatic history.Iraq War, 2003-2011Participation, European.956.7044/32Munoz Heraldo1713445MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810886803321A solitary war4106442UNINA