Summary: Surrender is Not an Option E-Book

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• Herausgeber: Political Book Summaries
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

The must-read summary of John Bolton's book: “Surrender is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and Abroad”.

This complete summary of "Surrender is Not an Option" by John Bolton, former US ambassador to the United Nations, presents his revelation of the operational inadequacies that hinder the UN’s effectiveness in international diplomacy and its bias against Israel and the US.
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• Understand how the United Nations can at times fall short of its diplomatic duties
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To learn more, read "Surrender is Not an Option" and discover the complexities of the USA's relationship with the United Nations.

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Book Presentation: Surrender is Not an Option by John Bolton

Book Abstract

In Surrender is Not an Option, former ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton reveals why his efforts to defend American interests and reform the UN resulted in controversy. He also offers a plan for how the U.S. can lead the way to a more realistic global security arrangement for the 21st century and identifies the next generation of threats to America.

Recounting both his successes and frustrations, Bolton exposes the operational inadequacies that hinder the UN’s effectiveness in international diplomacy and its bias against Israel and the United States. At home, he criticizes the pernicious bureaucratic inertia in the U.S. State Department, which can undermine presidential policy.

About the Author

John Bolton was appointed Ambassador to the United Nations in 2005 and held the position for 16 months. He also served as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs from 2001 through 2004. Bolton, who is also an attorney, has spent much of his career in public service, including high-level positions in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He was a nominee for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

Summary of Surrender is Not an Option (John Bolton)

Introduction

The relationship between the United States and the UN resembles the relationship between Gulliver and the Lilliputians. That is, the 191 other members on the UN invariably try to tie the United States down. Every member nation attempts to use the UN to pursue its interests, but only the United States is criticized for it.

The UN is not only biased against the United States and Israel, but it’s also an organization in desperate need of reform. Corruption and bureaucratic inertia have made the UN more of a problem than an effective problem solver. Compounding this state of affairs, unfortunately, is the fact that career bureaucrats at the State Department believe it is more important to compromise for the sake of compromise than advocate strongly on behalf of America’s interests.