António Guterres knows the ABCs of the EU

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is a European, and for most of his political career he operated within the framework of the EU. Among other roles, he served as Prime Minister of his own country, Portugal, and from that position, he knows very well what it means to be a member state of the Union, what obligations that entails, and how it functions.

These are important qualities — and also useful tools — in dealing with international issues. Especially when the problem he is addressing as...