International Pecking Orders: The Politics and Practice of Multilateral Diplomacy

Being A State Diplomat-that Is, Speaking And Acting As The Recognized Representative Of A Country-can Be As Exhilarating As Humbling. Thanks To His Unusual Professional Trajectory, Carne Ross Experienced Both Sides Of The Coin, First As A British Delegate To The United Nations (un) And Later As Consultant For Stateless Peoples For The Non-governmental Organization (ngo) Independent Diplomat. The Contrast Could Not Have Been Starker: When I Was With The British Mission, Officials Of The Un Or Other Countries Paid Attention When We Spoke. Doubtless This Was Often Faked, But It Was Perhaps Felt To Be Required, Given Britain's Place In The Un Pecking Order. With The Kosovars, No Such Deference Is Necessary--