Carne Ross
Carne Ross quit the Foreign Office over the Iraq war. He founded and now directs Independent Diplomat, the world's first non-profit diplomatic advisory group.
Articles by Carne Ross
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Society
WikiLeaks whistle blows time on the old game
- 06 December 2010
- 15 comments
Following the disclosure of thousands of US diplomatic cables by the whistleblowing website, the landscape of international relations has changed irrevocably.
Books
Once and future state?
- 22 January 2009
Understanding Somalia and Somaliland Ioan Lewis C Hurst & Co, 208pp, £16.99
Books
Decline and fall?
- 04 September 2008
- 6 comments
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?
Books
New world orders?
- 19 June 2008
- 18 comments
Terrorism will become more common and more destructive in the 21st century. But is al-Qaeda really so new and uniquely dangerous?
Books
Hero of our time
- 13 March 2008
- 4 comments
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?
International Politics
Diplomacy
- 10 May 2007
- 1 comment
Carne Ross is the founder of Independent Diplomat, the world's first non-profit diplomatic advisory group
Politics
Secrets, lies and diplomats
- 26 February 2007
- 2 comments
We know next to nothing of how our overseas embassy staff operate in our name. In an astonishing exposé, a former high-flying official reveals the vanity, elitism and lack of moral purpose in Britain's diplomatic service
