About the Book:

As an Air Force officer, working on the United Nations staff administering the interim government of Kosovo for six months was Kenneth Tingman’s first exposure to a completely civilian-managed contingency operation. According to Tingman, political, not military, solutions are the only real, long term solutions to situations like Kosovo; however, the political solutions in this case were much more expedient rather than truthful.

It seems to him that the general ethos of the United Nations would prevent developing and executing long term, viable answers to very difficult problems, not only in Kosovo, but around the world. Unless this ethos is changed drastically, United Nations solutions may be hollow well into the twenty-first century. Kenneth feels that the world has changed and the United Nations needs to grow and adapt in order to become relevant.

About the Author:

Kenneth R. Tingman is a 1983 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and served on active duty for twenty-four years. He served as a member of the senior United Nations staff administering the government of Kosovo where he was the Military Assistant to the Principal Deputy Special Representative to the Secretary General of the United Nations. Mr. Tingman is a veteran of numerous overseas assignments and contingencies, having served in Germany, Korea, Turkey, the Balkans, and as a squadron commander in Saudi Arabia on September 11, 2001. He has been awarded numerous awards and decorations, including the Bronze Star Medal. Mr. Tingman is currently a Federal Coordinating Officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.