Sikorski snubbed over NATO top job

13th March 2009

As Poland this week celebrated ten years since acceding to NATO, it looks as if the bid by Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, to become Secretary General of the organisation has ended in failure after reports circulated that the NATO big powers had moved to back the Danish prime minister for the influential post.

Germany, France and the UK have, apparently, fallen in behind the United States in backing the Dane Anders Fogh Rasmussen over Radek Sikorski, who has also served twice as Polish defence minister.

While Mr Rasmussen could undoubtedly bring a wealth of experience to the job what may have set him apart from Mr Sikorksi is that he exudes an air of neutrality. Mr Sikorski, at a ti ...