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Informationen zum Autor Ambassador John W. McDonald is a lawyer, diplomat, former international civil servant, development expert, peacebuilder, and the co-founder and chairman of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy. Noa Zanolli is an educator, cultural anthropologist, and mediator. She has held positions in the Swiss government, Agency for Development and Cooperation, as well as in the International Department of the Swiss Red Cross, and was the director of education and research at the Iowa Peace Institute Klappentext The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacemaking contains the professional life lessons of Ambassador John W. 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. Zusammenfassung The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacemaking contains the professional life lessons of Ambassador John W. 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 List of Illustrations Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 Acknowledgments Chapter 5 1. Earliest Beginnings, 1922-1946 Chapter 6 2. In Postwar Germant and France, 1947-1954 Chapter 7 3. Developing a Global Perspective: Washington, D.C., 1954-1959 Chapter 8 4. Working in Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan, 1959-1962 Chapter 9 5. Posted in Egypt, 1963-1966 Chapter 10 6. The National War College: Washington, D.C., 1966-1967 Chapter 11 7. Getting Involved in the UN System, 1967-1974 Chapter 12 8. Deputy Director-General at the International Labour Organization: Geneva, 1974-1978 Chapter 13 9. Special Assignments in the State Department's Bureau of International Organization Affairs: Washington, D.C., 1978-1983 Chapter 14 10. Exploring Track Two, Retirement, and a New Beginning: Washington, D.C., 1983-1988 Chapter 15 11. President of the Iowa Peace Institute: Grinnell, Iowa, 1989-1991 Chapter 16 12. The Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy-Creation and Early Years: Washington, D.C., 1992-2000 Chapter 17 13. More about IMTD Projects-Patience, Perseverence, and Optimism: Arlington (Rosslyn), Virginia, 2000-2007 Chapter 18 14. IMTD's New Initiatives, 2007 Chapter 19 15. Assessing the State of the World Today (2008) Chapter 20 Appendix 1: Publications by Ambassador John W. McDonald Chapter 21 Appendix 2: Ambassador John W. McDonald's Major Awards and Career Distinctions Chapter 22 Appendix 3: Ambassodor John W. McDonald's Board of Directors Memberships in Not-for-Profit Organizations and Academic Institutions (2008) Chapter 23 Index Chapter 24 About Noa Zanolli...
