Thomas, Cullen

Contains twenty-two articles from a variety of sources about the United Nations, discussing its origins and major efforts, programs and agencies sponsored by the U.N., the organization's peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, the relationship between the U.N. and the United States, and questions of reform.

Thomas Cullen recalls the three and a half years he spent in a South Korean prison after he was arrested for smuggling hashish, recalling his naivety before he was apprehended, daily struggles, cell mates, and what he gained from the experience.