| Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy Contributor(s): Soussan, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1568588623 ISBN-13: 9781568588629 Publisher: Bold Type Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Corruption & Misconduct - Political Science | Intergovernmental Organizations - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy |
| Dewey: 363.883 |
| LCCN: 2008031698 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.55 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1990's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Soon to be a major motion picture starring Ben Kingsley and Theo James, the gripping true story of a young program coordinator at the United Nations who stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq's oil reserves. "What made this episode in our collective history possible was not so much the lies we told one another, but the lies we told ourselves." A recent Brown University graduate, Michael Soussan was elated when he landed a position as a program coordinator for the United Nations' Iraq Program. Little did he know that he would end up a whistleblower in what PBS NewsHour described as the "largest financial scandal in UN history." Breaking a conspiracy of silence that had prevailed for years, Soussan sparked an unprecedented corruption probe into the Oil-for-Food program that exposed a worldwide system of bribes, kickbacks, and blackmail involving ruthless power-players from around the globe. At the crossroads of pressing humanitarian concerns, crisis diplomacy, and multibillion-dollar business interests, Soussan's story highlights core flaws of our international system and exposes the frightening, corrupting power of the black elixir that fuels our world's economy. |