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This article discusses the intricacies of trying to be a Secretary-General. It describes the evolution of the roles of the Office of Secretary-General in the context of international politics. The article also provides an outline of the articles of the Charter that relate to the Secretary-General, the evolution of the office during the Cold War, and how the office has encountered challenges in the ‘new era’.

Keywords: Secretary-General, evolution, roles, international politics, Charter, Cold War, challenges, new era

Edward Newman

Edward Newman is Director of Studies on Conflict and Security in the Peace and Governance Programme of the UN University. He has taught at or been associated with Shumei University, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo University, and Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). He is the author of The UN Secretary‐General from the Cold War to the New Era: A Global Peace and Security Mandate? (1998) as well as numerous articles and edited volumes.

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