The race is on to determine who will succeed Ban Ki-moon as UN Secretary-General. The smart money will be on an East European candidate acceptable to the five permanent members of the Security Council – particularly Russia.
NEW DELHI – Election cycles are growing longer worldwide. In the United States, for example, ambitious politicians are already campaigning hard in bellwether states for the 2016 presidential election. Yet some races – such as that for the next United Nations secretary-general, which will also be held in 2016 – still occur largely under the radar. This should change.
NEW DELHI – Election cycles are growing longer worldwide. In the United States, for example, ambitious politicians are already campaigning hard in bellwether states for the 2016 presidential election. Yet some races – such as that for the next United Nations secretary-general, which will also be held in 2016 – still occur largely under the radar. This should change.