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- Bill Gates: "I recently picked up Kofi Annan’s book, Interventions: A Life in War and Peace, about his years as Secretary-General of the UN. It was a reminder of his achievements in global health and development, and helpful to learn about the other side of his UN work on peacekeeping issues." source ↗
Summary
Kofi Annan's memoir of his tenure as United Nations Secretary-General, covering diplomatic crises from Kosovo and Iraq to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Annan reflects on the creation of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine and the challenges of multilateral leadership. The book is both a personal narrative and a defense of international diplomacy.