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Man Without a Gun : One Diplomat's Secret Struggle to Free the Hostages, Fight Terrorism, and End a War

Giandomenico Picco

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The UN diplomat recalls his travels through the intriques of the Middle East and his secret negotiations for the release of dozens of hostages.

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Hardcover, 334 pages

Published May 11th 1999 by Crown (first published 1999)

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Mar 09, 2009 Yoonki rated it it was amazing

International poitics is a tricky business. Is an anarchical world order even an order? Are international organizations at all relevant in this world (dis)order? When it comes to the United Nations, its proponents and crtics alike spend far more time justifying and attacking the purpose of its existence -- rather than having any meaningful discussion of what it actually does.

And then, there's Gianni Picco -- an eloquent defender of the U.N., somewhat of an idealist, but a true believer of instit ...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Shireen Khan rated it really liked it

I read the book many years ago and was wowed. Mr. Picco is one of the coolest people I've interviewed. What I admired most about him was the fact that after so many years in this difficult space/at the UN, he had not become jaded and was still idealistic.
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Feb 12, 2021 Motreza rated it it was amazing

تقریبا نود درصد کتاب درباره ایران هست و به شدت کمک میکنه تا جنس رابطه ایران با آمریکا - ایران با حزب‌الله و کشورهای اروپایی و آمریکا با سازمان ملل رو درک کنیم.

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