This book would not have been possible without generous assistance from
others. Most obviously we owe a substantial debt to our interviewees and
informants who have educated us on the interaction between international
organizations (IOs) and small states. Special thanks go to those who facilitated
our access to key meetings at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly,
International Maritime Organization (IMO), and United Nations Human
Rights Council (UNHRC). We have taken these stories and experiences
and identified patterns and trends relevant to the academic literature. We
hope that in the process we have retained a sense of the practical urgency
and importance of the issues we discuss for those who live them each day