A solitary war [[electronic resource] ] : a diplomat's chronicle of the Iraq war and its lessons / / Heraldo Muñoz ; foreword by Kofi Annan

• Autore: Muñoz Heraldo
• Pubblicazione: Golden, Colo., : Fulcrum, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Disciplina: 956.7044/32
• Soggetto topico: Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Diplomatic history; Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Participation, European
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 2001-2009; Europe Politics and government 21st century; Iraq Politics and government 2003-
• Note generali: "A Fulcrum paperback original"--P. [4] of cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-264).
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: An insider's view of the Iraq war and the global implications of U.S. unilateralism.
• Titolo autorizzato: A solitary war
• ISBN: 1-282-46815-4; 9786612468155; 1-55591-897-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810886803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Speaker's corner books.