Synopses & Reviews
1. The evolution of the Secretary-General Brian E. Urquhart; 2. 'The most impossible job' description Shashi Tharoor; 3. Selecting the world's diplomat Colin Keating; Part II. Maintaining Peace and Security: 4. Relations with the Security Council James Cockayne and David M. Malone; 5. Good offices and 'groups of friends' Teresa Whitfield; 6. The bully pulpit Quang Trinh; Part III. Normative and Political Dilemmas: 7. The Secretary-General as norm entrepreneur Ian Johnstone; 8. Pope, pharaoh, or prophet? The Secretary-General after the Cold War Adekeye Adebajo; 9. Leader, clerk, or policy entrepreneur? The Secretary-General in a complex world David Kennedy; Part IV. Independence and the Future: 10. The Secretary-General's political space James Traub; 11. The Secretary-General in a unipolar world Edward C. Luck; 12. Resolving the contradictions of the office Simon Chesterman and Thomas M. Franck; Appendix.
Synopsis
Examines the role of the United Nations Secretary-General and the ambiguities surrounding the position.
About the Author
Simon Chesterman is Global Professor and Director of the New York University School of Law Singapore Programme, and an Associate Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore. He has previously worked as a Senior Associate at the International Peace Academy and as Director of UN Relations at the International Crisis Group in New York. His books include Shared Secrets: Intelligence and Collective Security (2006), You, The People: The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building (2004), and Just War or Just Peace? Humanitarian Intervention and International Law (2001).
Table of Contents
Foreword Kofi A. Annan; Introduction Simon Chesterman; Part I. Defining and Refining the Job