In the theoretical literature on the authority of international secretariats, academics often dichotomise between states and secretariats. Even when they account for the fact that states are often divided, they normally adopt a two-step approach: states first resolve their own differences before they entertain relations with secretariats. This article provides an alternative perspective. It argues that individual or groups of states may collude with like-minded secretariats to achieve outcomes at the expense of other states. Working informally together is beneficial. States can benefit from the rational-legal, delegated, moral and expert authority of secretariats. States and secretariats can also exchange resources. The article illustrates this perspective through two case studies: the NATO intervention in Libya in 2011 and the EU military operation in Chad in 2008.

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国际组织中的勾结：各国如何从秘书处的权威中受益

在关于国际秘书处权威的理论文献中，学术界经常在国家和秘书处之间进行二分法。即使考虑到国家经常分裂的事实，他们通常也采取两步走的方法：国家首先解决自己的分歧，然后再与秘书处建立关系。本文提供了另一种视角。它认为，个人或国家集团可能会与志同道合的秘书处勾结，以牺牲其他国家的利益来取得成果。非正式地一起工作是有益的。各国可以受益于秘书处的合理合法、授权、道德和专家权威。国家和秘书处也可以交换资源。本文通过两个案例研究说明了这一观点：