The Europa Directory of International Organisations 3rd edition

This Directory is divided into five parts. There is background information which consists of an essay by William Hopkinson, former Assistant Under‐Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence and an expert on international relationships and security. He examines the politics of intervention, the development of international law and the growth of non‐state entities. This account is informative and challenging and can be recommended in its own right. This is followed by a chronology of international organisations starting in 1863 with the Red Cross and ending in February 2001 with the Treaty of Nice. There is also a list of...