The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding
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The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding

Stories and Lessons

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eBook - ePub

The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding

Stories and Lessons

About this book

This book brings together the remembrances of Ambassador John W. McDonald, a veteran diplomat whose life serves as a model to those people of vision and action who wish to make a difference in a world that is desperate for the end of conflict. Beginning his career in international diplomacy in post-WWII Berlin and under the Marshall Plan, Ambassador McDonald's 40 years of working with the U.S. government and the United Nations-as well as with various academic institutions and NGOs-offer the reader both inspiration and hope for the future of international peace and cooperation. This international civil servant of extraordinary vision and courage has devoted his life to the successful resolution of conflict through communication.

The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacemaking contains the professional life lessons of Ambassador McDonald and offers his insight into international issues, providing frank and informed discussion on the environment, women's rights, the global water crisis, sustainable resources, international development, and, above all, peace. Those looking to be inspired into action should read this book to receive guidance about how one person can make all the difference toward building a lasting peace.

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Table of contents

  1. ILLUSTRATIONS
  2. PREFACE
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. 1. EARLIEST BEGINNINGS: 1922–1946
  5. 2. IN POSTWAR GERMANY AND FRANCE: 1947–1954
  6. 3. DEVELOPING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: Washington, D.C., 1954–1959
  7. 4. WORKING IN TURKEY, IRAN, AND PAKISTAN: 1959–1962
  8. 5. POSTED IN EGYPT: 1963–1966
  9. 6. THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE: Washington, D.C., 1966–1967
  10. 7. GETTING INVOLVED IN THE UN SYSTEM: 1967–1974
  11. 8. DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION: Geneva, 1974–1978
  12. 9. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT’S BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS: Washington, D.C., 1978–1983
  13. 10. EXPLORING TRACK TWO, RETIREMENT, AND A NEW BEGINNING: Washington, D.C., 1983–1988
  14. 11. PRESIDENT OF THE IOWA PEACE INSTITUTE: Grinnell, Iowa, 1989–1991
  15. 12. THE INSTITUTE FOR MULTI-TRACK DIPLOMACY—CREATION AND EARLY YEARS: Washington, D.C., 1992–2000
  16. 13. MORE ABOUT IMTD PROJECTS—PATIENCE, PERSEVERANCE, AND OPTIMISM: Arlington (Rosslyn), Virginia, 2000–2007
  17. 14. IMTD’S NEW INITIATIVES: 2007
  18. 15. ASSESSING THE STATE OF THE WORLD TODAY: 2008
  19. APPENDIX 1: Publications by Ambassador John W. McDonald
  20. APPENDIX 2: Ambassador John W. McDonald’s Major Awards and Career Distinctions
  21. APPENDIX 3: Ambassador John W. McDonald’s Board of Directors Memberships in Not-for-Profit Organizations and Academic Institutions (2008)
  22. ABOUT NOA ZANOLLI