...this book is a must read for those involved in research on the UN...It is well written, erudite and persuasively argued...[with] originality and insight into a relatively unknown aspect of international relations.

• Introduction ; PART I: INFORMAL GROUPS OF STATES AND THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL: GRASPING THE DYNAMICS ; 1. Janus-Faced Structure of the Security Council: Open System and Closed Shop ; 2. Emergence of Informal Groups of States ; 3. Proliferation of Informal Groups in the Post-Bipolar Era ; 4. Conclusion: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty as Analytical Framework ; PART II: THE CASES OF NAMIBIA, EL SALVADOR, AND KOSOVO ; 5. Namibia: Group of Three and Western Contact Group ; 6. El Salvador: Group of Friends of the UN Security Council ; 7. Kosovo: Quint, G-8, and Troika ; Conclusions: Implications for Governance of the UN Security Council ; Annex: List of Interviews Conducted ; Bibliography

...this book is a must read for those involved in research on the UN...It is well written, erudite and persuasively argued...[with] originality and insight into a relatively unknown aspect of international relations.

• Introduction ; PART I: INFORMAL GROUPS OF STATES AND THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL: GRASPING THE DYNAMICS ; 1. Janus-Faced Structure of the Security Council: Open System and Closed Shop ; 2. Emergence of Informal Groups of States ; 3. Proliferation of Informal Groups in the Post-Bipolar Era ; 4. Conclusion: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty as Analytical Framework ; PART II: THE CASES OF NAMIBIA, EL SALVADOR, AND KOSOVO ; 5. Namibia: Group of Three and Western Contact Group ; 6. El Salvador: Group of Friends of the UN Security Council ; 7. Kosovo: Quint, G-8, and Troika ; Conclusions: Implications for Governance of the UN Security Council ; Annex: List of Interviews Conducted ; Bibliography

...this book is a must read for those involved in research on the UN...It is well written, erudite and persuasively argued...[with] originality and insight into a relatively unknown aspect of international relations.

• Introduction ; PART I: INFORMAL GROUPS OF STATES AND THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL: GRASPING THE DYNAMICS ; 1. Janus-Faced Structure of the Security Council: Open System and Closed Shop ; 2. Emergence of Informal Groups of States ; 3. Proliferation of Informal Groups in the Post-Bipolar Era ; 4. Conclusion: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty as Analytical Framework ; PART II: THE CASES OF NAMIBIA, EL SALVADOR, AND KOSOVO ; 5. Namibia: Group of Three and Western Contact Group ; 6. El Salvador: Group of Friends of the UN Security Council ; 7. Kosovo: Quint, G-8, and Troika ; Conclusions: Implications for Governance of the UN Security Council ; Annex: List of Interviews Conducted ; Bibliography