I laugh a lot inside and outside, and at myself sometimes.

There has to be a force on the horizon that can come very quickly. But the way we run and fund peacekeeping, this capacity is unavailable.

I did not always achieve what I set out to do. Nevertheless, my personal example certainly suggests that hands-on experience can be helpful to future leaders.

You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done.

Reform is a process, and not an event.

literacy is at the heart of sustainable development

We have to be very clear with the population and the countries we enter what we can do and what we cannot do.