
Remembering Javier Perez de Cuellar’s ‘Piecemeal’ Approach to U.N. Peacemaking
Editor’s Note: Guest columnist Richard Gowan is filling in for Candace Rondeaux this week.
When former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar turned 100 last month, his current successor, Antonio Guterres, sent a congratulatory message stating that “I have often reflected on your example and experience for inspiration and guidance.” This sounds like a standard diplomatic pleasantry, but there may have been a more to it than that. ...