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
Canada’s Trouncing
I was in Buenos Aires this past week at a conference/board meeting for groups in
Portugal supports Canadian UNSC bid…
… as long as Portugal gets the second seat. Joao Gomes Cravinho, Portugal’s Secretary of
Morning Memo
Is the United States signaling that they may vote against Canada in the Security Council elections
The Small Island Vote
With climate change taking on increasing importance, including global security implications, small island states are
Update on IMF reforms
David Bosco highlights ongoing negotiations on IMF governance reform at his blog The Multilateralist, including
Morning Memo
The East European group is meeting this morning to discuss candidatures. The group does not
Africa on the Security Council
During the upcoming 2011-2012 biennium of the Security Council, reform of the body will be
Who do I call if I want to speak to Earth?
If you haven’t heard, Earth has its first foreign minister to ET. Well, not really.
Morning Memo
Pakistan becomes new chair of IAEA board, despite not being a signatory of the NPT
Morning Memo
General debate opens at the UN General Assembly thins morning with addresses by heads of