Through concise, lively text and whimsical cartoons, the author and illustrator explain how the United Nations is supposed to work, how it actually works, and why there is a difference.
Ian Williams is an associate professor at Bard Center for Globalization and International Affairs, he lectures on the UN and the Responsibility to Protect. Krishna is the pen-name of an illustrator who has won two Emmy awards as a writer for Sesame Street. His cartoons have appeared in such publications as The Washington Post, the Guardian, Playboy, and more.