https://www.scmp.com/rss/326711/feed Hugh Dugan, a retired US diplomat, advised 11 US ambassadors to the United Nations from 1989-2015. He is distinguished visiting scholar and adjunct professor at Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Outgoing US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been in the morgue for over six months. When I say morgue, I refer to the place where journalists store their draft obituaries on the rich and powerful, putting them on ice until the actual death occurs. The need to be quick to publish requires it. But Tillerson was slow in moving towards a career death that was self-inflicted. Like a smoker, he committed suicide on the instalment plan. His personal and political differences with President Donald... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2137966/rex-tillerson-was-fired-failing-check-russian-offensive-not?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2137966/rex-tillerson-was-fired-failing-check-russian-offensive-not?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Mar 2018 06:15:30 +0000