Christoph
16-03-07, 22:40
By Richard N. Haass
Project Syndicate News Service
The good news for Ban Ki-moon is that he has become Secretary General of the United Nations at a time when the prospects for conflict between or among the world’s great powers – the United States, China, Japan, Russia, Europe, and India – are remote. The bad news is that the prospects for just about every other sort of conflict are high and the international agenda is both crowded and demanding.
Ban needs to begin with a cold, hard assessment of his new position. A Secretary General of the UN is more secretary than general. He cannot command. It is not the same as being a president or a CEO. He possesses more influence than power.
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http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/opinion/200701/kt2007012417044554330.htm
Project Syndicate News Service
The good news for Ban Ki-moon is that he has become Secretary General of the United Nations at a time when the prospects for conflict between or among the world’s great powers – the United States, China, Japan, Russia, Europe, and India – are remote. The bad news is that the prospects for just about every other sort of conflict are high and the international agenda is both crowded and demanding.
Ban needs to begin with a cold, hard assessment of his new position. A Secretary General of the UN is more secretary than general. He cannot command. It is not the same as being a president or a CEO. He possesses more influence than power.
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http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/opinion/200701/kt2007012417044554330.htm