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Peacemaker
U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World
Book • 2019
This book tells the story of U Thant, the first UN secretary-general of color, who played a crucial role in preventing nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis and mediated conflicts in various regions.
Drawing on newly declassified documents, Thant Myint-U reveals U Thant's bold interventions and his commitment to global peace, environmental protection, and justice for newly decolonized nations.
Drawing on newly declassified documents, Thant Myint-U reveals U Thant's bold interventions and his commitment to global peace, environmental protection, and justice for newly decolonized nations.
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Rory Stewart
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451. Is Trump Destroying the UN?
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Margaret MacMillan
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How new is the new world order, Margaret MacMillan?
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Eighty years on, is the United Nations a relevant institution?
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Thant Myint-U
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Mentioned by Mike Pesca as a biography of U Thant, written by his grandson, exploring the UN's quest for peace.
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No Capes, Real Peace: U Thant's UN and What We Lost
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Murder in the Congo, The Cuban Missile Crisis, & India in the UN (EXTRACT)
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From a Middle East Ceasefire to the U.S. Power Play in Venezuela
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When the United Nations Actually Mattered: Remembering the Burmese Schoolteacher who Ran the U.N. in its Glory Days
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The Plumb Line | #64 | 06/21/2025
Recommended by Alex Stubb, it is a book about Hugh Tart, the UN Secretary General in the 1960s.
Live from Davos with Alexander Stubb
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From Buddhist teacher to UN Secretary-General: The legacy of U Thant
