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G.R. BERRIDGE is Professor of International Politics and Director of Research at the Centre for the Study of Diplomacy, University of Leicester.

• Acknowledgements - List of Acronyms - List of Appendices - Introduction - PART 1: CHANGES AT HEADQUARTERS - The Security Council and 'Secret Diplomacy' - the Secretariat under P rez de Cu llar - PART 2: THE SUPERPOWERS AND THE UN - The Russian Embrace - The American Reprieve - PART 3: BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE FIELD - The Gulf War Ceasefire - The Afghanistan Accords - The Angola/Namibia Settlement - The Unfinished Agenda - Conclusion - Appendices - Notes - Index