U.N. Drama Unfolds, Times Runs Wire Copy

The story had everything: secret agents, political intrigue, personal betrayal and cash. Lots and lots of cash.

Yet, for all that, a remarkable trial that ended last week in a Manhattan courtroom—a proceeding that implicated figures in the highest echelons of international politics—was barely mentioned in the major American press. If it weren’t for the Read More

The Undiplomatic Diplomat: Boutros-Ghali’s U.N. Memoir

Unvanquished: A U.S.-U.N. Saga , by Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Random House, 352 pages, $29.95.

The first impression one gleans from Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s memoir of his days as Secretary General of the United Nations is how much he relished his reputation as a difficult and exasperating man to work with. Mr. Boutros-Ghali notes approvingly that he Read More

The Undiplomatic Diplomat: Boutros-Ghali’s U.N. Memoir

Unvanquished: A U.S.-U.N. Saga , by Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Random House, 352 pages, $29.95.

The first impression one gleans from Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s memoir of his days as United Nations Secretary General is how much he relished his reputation for being a difficult and exasperating man to work with. Mr. Boutros-Ghali notes approvingly that he was seen Read More