Ramesh Thakur, aspistrategist.org.au; original article contains links
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Kofi Annan deserves to be remembered as a near-exemplary United Nations secretary-general (SG). Great chief executives need a guiding vision for the exercise of authority, and all the more so when that authority is international civil authority. Annan’s success was based on his ability to combine pragmatism and humility with an enduring vision of human progress and solidarity. ...
Treated as a ‘rock star’ celebrity in his first term, Annan was in regular contact with leaders of governments, international organisations, multinational corporations and civil-society organisations. Quiet diplomacy within the confidential confines of his private office was only rarely supplemented by the public diplomacy [JB emphasis] of the UN’s bully pulpit. ...
Ramesh Thakur, a former UN assistant secretary-general, is emeritus professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. ...
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