Bolton, John R.

Surrender is not an option defending America at the United Nations and abroad / [[Book] :] John Bolton. - 1st Threshold Editions hardcover ed. - New York : Threshold Editions, 2007. - viii, 486 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Early days -- The Reagan revolution and the Bush 41 thermidor -- Cutting Gulliver loose : protecting American sovereignty in good deals and bad -- Following the yellow cake road on North Korea -- Leaving the driving to the EU : negotiations über alles with Iran -- Why do I want this job? -- Arriving at the UN : fear and loathing in New York -- Sisyphus in the twilight zone : fixing the broken institution, or trying to -- As good as it gets : the Security Council -- Electing the new secretary general : Ban Ki-moon is coming to town -- Security Council successes on North Korea -- Iran in the Security Council : the EU-3 find new ways to give in -- Darfur and the weakness of UN peacekeeping in Africa -- Israel and Lebanon : surrender as a matter of high principle at the UN -- Recessional -- Free at last : back to the firing line.

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