Leadership arguments reveal whose responsibility and legitimacy a proposed order assumes.
Pragmatic review
The former Danish prime minister and NATO secretary general argues for American global leadership. Its use is as a clear statement of a strategic worldview: identify the coalition, the threat model and the responsibilities the author assigns. Read it to analyse an argument about leadership, rather than to borrow the authority of a former officeholder.
WTM Signal Review
WTM’s judgement: a useful position to interrogate, with political commitments that require opposing perspectives. A case for leadership must address legitimacy, accountability and consequences for people outside the leading coalition. Distinguish a persuasive policy argument from a neutral account of world affairs.
ONE PRACTICAL NEXT STEP
Write the argument’s assumptions, intended beneficiaries and strongest counterargument before agreeing with its conclusion.
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About the author
Anders Fogh Rasmussen is a former Danish prime minister and NATO secretary general. He founded the geopolitical advisory firm Rasmussen Global, where he is founding chairman, and authored The Will to Lead on American global leadership.
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