"… o mention the collapse of one government in Papua New Guinea. In 1997, the foreign secretary of the newly elected British government, Robin Cook, proclaimed that Brita …"

"… mond and mineral concessions for his businessmen backers.Cook, the British foreign secretary, faced calls for his resignation, but managed to hang on to his job until …"

"… iven a go-ahead by the British government for the arms shipment. Cook, the foreign secretary, denied that he or his colleagues gave official approval. In 1998, the Hou …"

"… n Office's green paper had ignored nearly all of them. The conclusions the foreign secretary so readily endorsed drew nothing from British diplomatic expertise or priv …"