War Games

Linda Polman lebt in den Niederlanden als bekannte Journalistin und Autorin mehrerer international erfolgreicher Bücher. Ihr Spezialgebiet sind internationale Hilfseinsätze in humanitären und militärischen Krisenregionen. Sie war jahrelang Korrespondentin bei den Truppen der UN-Friedensmission in Somalia, Haiti, Ruanda und in Sierra Leone.

War Games is a blood-boilingly good polemic that should knock a few halos off Sunday Telegraph Pacy, concise, vivid...the pages of this necessary but contentious book burn with a righteous moral anger about the contradictions and tensions of delivering humanitarian aid in conflict zones Daily Telegraph Marvellous... cool, brusque, fearless and disillusioned...carries echoes of the African writings of Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene Guardian Highly topical...essential reading...she relentlessly catalogues the ways in which humanitarianism has helped prolong war and suffering...if Polman's book can serve as a rallying cry to more radical, redistributive alternatives, then it will have more than fulfilled its function The Times A disturbing account that raises profound questions not just about the palliative efficacy of aid - but whether it fuels and prolongs conflict Financial Times Linda Polman is one of the finest reporting journalists of the modern age - she is gutsy, intellectually penetrating and far from naive Evening Standard She offers no obvious solutions but calls for more debate, and for an end to the 'halo effect' that gives INGOs immunity from criticism. War Games is a decisive step in that direction Metro