Literacy is, finally, the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.

It is true that the principle of national citizenship, associated with rights, and the control of a country's borders are two key aspects of modern 'sovereign' nation states as they emerged in the Westphalian order. But there has been much progress since 1648.

Normally when people resign they will organise their champagne farewell parties... and then they resurface somewhere.

Generals often find a way of dealing with generals on the officer-to-officer level. In the hierarchy of the military and with the almost similar structure and similar language, they find a way of dealing with each other.

Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.

The problem is this. The spread of markets outpaces the ability of societies and their political systems to adjust to them, let alone to guide the course they take

I think we can make a difference in the lives of the poor, and the millions.