Richard Gowan
@richardgowan1.bsky.social
UN Director at Crisis Group.
Reposted by Richard Gowan
Thant Myint-U produced my favourite biography this year, Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960’s. It is a brilliant portrait not just of a great and unjustly forgotten man, but of an entire age that feels very distant now: an era of optimism and idealism.
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Thant Myint-U produced my favourite biography this year, Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960’s. It is a brilliant portrait not just of a great and unjustly forgotten man, but of an entire age that feels very distant now: an era of optimism and idealism.
Definitely but not confined to DC applicants. Come one, come all!
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Definitely but not confined to DC applicants. Come one, come all!
Definitely not blue helmets for now.
November 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Definitely not blue helmets for now.