IAEA Contest Follows Amano’s Sudden Passing
The announced retirement in July of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano for unspecified medical reasons, followed shortly by the revelation of his
Elections done right: The FAO
June was a busy month for multilateral elections. Within seven days of each other, the
Civil Society Gets Involved: the Independent Panel
Reciprocal arrangements or “vote trading” is a principal frustration in promoting merit-based elections in inter-governmental
Lagarde Wins
Update: The Executive Board releases its official announcement on Lagarde’s selection as the new IMF
In show-vote, Qatar assumes GA presidency for 2011
The Presidency of the UN General Assembly, to which Qatar’s permanent ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser was elected
Did Ban deserve re-election?
In a 2006 article for the International Journal of Peace Operations, I wrote that During
Minimum Voting Requirements in the ICC Judicial Elections
Nominations for judicial candidates (and the ICC Prosecutor) opened this past Monday, 13 June and
Why the rush?
The UN Security Council re-nominated Ban Ki-moon to a second 5-year term as Secretary General
Electing the ICC’s Next Prosecutor: The Criteria
Mark Kersten, a PhD candidate in the International Relations Department at the London School of Economics,
The importance of monitoring ICC elections
The International Criminal Court (ICC) attempts to address massive human rights abuses, often involving thousands
Support for Ban’s re-election
Update: Ban Ki-moon was formally re-nominated by the Security Council for a second five-year term