World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz faces unprecedented pressure to resign his position. What’s at stake here, analysts say, is the Bush administration’s commitment to multilateralism. Critics say it’s time for the World Bank’s leader-selection process to be opened up, so that non-U.S. citizens could be considered for the post.
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Commentary
Wolfowitz Case Offers Test of Multilateralism
April 23, 2007