{"product_id":"independent-diplomat-despatches-from-an-unaccountable-elite-by-carne-ross","title":"Independent Diplomat: Despatches From An Unaccountable Elite by Carne Ross","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781849044387\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC Hurst \u0026amp; Co Publishers Ltd, July 2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e244 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndependent Diplomat is a compelling insider's account of the foreign policy world. Carne Ross was a diplomat on the front line of today's most pressing issues, from Israel\/Palestine to Afghanistan and Iraq, over which he resigned from the British Foreign Office. He was trained to see the world through a prism of states and interests, but the reality of his negotiations revealed very different -- more complex, and more human -- forces at play. Independent Diplomat exposes this fundamental weakness of institutional diplomacy: exclusion of those most affected by its outcomes, whether at the UN, the EU or within national foreign ministries. Illustrated with vivid episodes from his career -- from New York to Kabul -- Ross offers a refreshing critique of contemporary diplomacy and of how to put it right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527818088610,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/81Y7NMilzGL._SY342.jpg?v=1790333872","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/independent-diplomat-despatches-from-an-unaccountable-elite-by-carne-ross","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}