Preventive Diplomacy: The Therapuetics of Mediation

by Kevin M. Cahill

Book Overview

The suppression of war has been the primary objective of the United Nations for almost fifty years, and stopping a war before it starts is easier than ending a war already underway. History, however, has shown that military interventions and economic sanctions often do more harm than good. In "Preventive Diplomacy," Nobel prize winners, top officials, and revered thinkers tackle these issues and explore the process of conflict prevention from humanitarian,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465061885
• ISBN13: 9780465061884
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"