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Once and future state?

Carne Ross — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:58:05 GMT

Understanding Somalia and Somaliland Ioan Lewis C Hurst & Co, 208pp, �16.99

Decline and fall?

Carne Ross — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:11:59 GMT

With the peaceful end of the Cold War, the United Nations seemed poised to preside over a new and stable world order. Since then, events in the Balkans, in Rwanda and elsewhere have shown how vain these hopes were. How did the UN become so ineffectual? And can it ever recover?

New world orders?

Carne Ross — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:15:33 GMT

Terrorism will become more common and more destructive in the 21st century. But is al-Qaeda really so new and uniquely dangerous?

Hero of our time

Carne Ross — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

The death of Sergio Vieira de Mello in a suicide bombing in Baghdad in 2003 shocked and saddened the world. This charismatic UN diplomat, idealistic yet also very practical, seemed one of the best hopes for our unstable times. But does his biography misread the conclusions to be drawn from his life and work?

Diplomacy

Carne Ross — Thu, 10 May 2007 14:40:21 GMT

Carne Ross is the founder of Independent Diplomat, the world's first non-profit diplomatic advisory group

Secrets, lies and diplomats

Carne Ross — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT

We know next to nothing of how our overseas embassy staff operate in our name. In an astonishing expos�, a former high-flying official reveals the vanity, elitism and lack of moral purpose in Britain's diplomatic service