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Kofi Annan

UN Secretary-General, 1997 to 2006

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The Ghanaian diplomat who led the United Nations for a decade, launched the Millennium Development Goals, shared the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize and pressed for a responsibility to protect civilians.

Kofi Annan sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly globalist on nation and strongly peace-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on religion.

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Where Kofi Annan sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Kofi Annan

European federalismWants Europe's states to pool sovereignty into a shared democratic federation.97%FabianismPursues socialism gradually through research, education and reform rather than revolution.96%Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…95%CosmopolitanismPuts shared humanity and international institutions above national boundaries.95%

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