Carne Ross

Carne Ross is a former British diplomat and now director of the non-profit diplomatic advisory group Independent Diplomat.

United Nations in trouble: time for another San Francisco

The financial crisis has triggered calls for renovation if not replacement of the world's outdated financial institutions. But there is another crisis - where the damage is measured

By Carne Ross

/ 13 Nov 2008

Music in the Security Council

Negotiation is the heart of diplomacy. When I was sent to negotiate for my country at the United Nations in New York, I was over the moon. This is it,

By Carne Ross

/ 26 Feb 2007

The United Nations and genocide

The fluttering blue flag of the United Nations is meant to be a reassuring presence - law and rights should hold sway where it flies. But that flag has lost

By Carne Ross

/ 1 Nov 2006