Abuja and After: The Case for Change in the Commonwealth Secretariat

Chan, Stephen

Abstract

After the single-issue Abuja Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, a deep, intellectual examination of the Commonwealth apparatus of Secretariat and Secretary-General is needed. Large and bold decisions, and bold steps are required to transform the Commonwealth to meet the new realities of international relations. The capacity of the current Political Affairs Division should be upgraded and expanded at the expense of other areas of Secretariat activity, and the Secretariat should be honed into a small team of senior, experienced and internationally wise advisers to a Secretary-General who is able to operate as an intellectually formed negotiating figure in international relations

Citation

Chan, S. (2004). Abuja and After: The Case for Change in the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, 93(374), 239-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358530410001679585

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2004
• Deposit Date: Oct 7, 2008
• Print ISSN: 0035-8533
• Electronic ISSN: 1474-029X
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 93
• Issue: 374
• Pages: 239-245
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00358530410001679585
• Keywords: Zimbabwe; Mugabe; Secretary-General; international relations; democracy