INDEPENDENT DIPLOMAT

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.