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About this book
Welcome to a world of impossibly devious plots and characters—ambitious presidents and prime ministers from all corners of the world, some determined to hold onto power at any cost; a British government often with a misplaced sense of its own role in one of the world's oldest organizations; and an organization of 300 people, externally working to help the world, while inwardly struggling along racial and geo-political lines
For the first eight years of the 21st century, Don McKinnon was the Secretary General of the Commonwealth and this was the stuff of his day-to-day life, whether facing down armed coup leaders or soothing internal staff factions. Here for the first time he reveals what was going on behind the scenes during such major events as the suspension of Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth. With fascinating background detail and his predictions for the future of the Commonwealth itself, this is a compelling account of the trials and tribulations of running an international organization in a complex world.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword by Madeleine Albright, US Secretary of State 1997–2001
- Introduction
- 1 A Rather Unusual Route
- 2 A Gracious Presence
- 3 Facing the Challenges
- 4 Old Dominions with New Friends
- 5 An Intense Involvement
- 6 Suspended from the Councils
- 7 ‘Who Cares About the Commonwealth?’
- 8 Standing Up for Small States
- 9 Transforming the Political Culture
- 10 Friends, Coups and Suspensions
- 11 A Royal Challenge
- 12 Fine-tuning an International Organisation
- 13 The Non-Political Mandates
- Plate Section
- Epilogue
- Afterword by Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria 1999–2007
- Index