Vol 44 No 23 | COMMONWEALTH Don't RSVP 21st November 2003 The Commonwealth, some say, is held together by its rows over Southern Africa. The latest, a rumoured move against giving New Zealand's Don McKinnon a second term as...
Vol 40 No 23 | COMMONWEALTH Postponing the new order 19th December 1999 Commonwealth heads have suspended Pakistan's military regime but balked at tougher action against others - until the next summit Efforts to advance good governance and human rights ended in a Commonwealth fudge at the Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Durban, South Africa on 12-15 November. Calls...
Vol 38 No 22 | COMMONWEALTH Enunciations from Edinburgh 7th November 1997 Prime Minister Blair and Secretary General Anyaoku's attempts to reshape the Commonwealth were marred by political irresolution In the confusion about the Commonwealth's role as democratic policeman during the Heads of Government meeting in Edinburgh (24-27 October), two significant voices encapsulated the issues. Firstly, Uganda's...
Vol 38 No 6 | COMMONWEALTH Democracy deficit 14th March 1997 South African President Nelson Mandela, rushing from a crisis meeting on Zaïre, told off his colleagues for being late for meetings. He wants African governments to be prompter...