Books by David Hannay
New World Disorder
by David Hannay
I chose this book to give the general reader an idea of what the UN is like after the Cold War. Hannay tries to explain what the UN does well and what it does less well. He tries to keep people’s morale up about the fundamental usefulness of the UN, if we understand what its limitations are. There is, to some extent, a pessimistic message in there: we could have got it right, we didn’t get it right, there are things we must do, if we don’t do them, we may well be heading for more trouble. That’s the overall message.
Interviews where books by David Hannay were recommended
The best books on Diplomacy, recommended by Jeremy Greenstock
The veteran British diplomat Jeremy Greenstock talks about the history and future of diplomacy. On Iraq: ‘The magnificent work that was done was largely wasted, and lives with it – both Iraqi and outsiders’
