The Multilateralist

Morning multilateralism, Oct. 19

China calls for a resumption of the P5+1 Iran talks. Wooed by Sarkozy and Merkel, Medvedev accepts an invitation to NATO’s summit. Meanwhile, Sarkozy tantalizes with talk of a visa-free space between the EU and Russia by 2025. Report: EU drops suit against France over Roma deportations. Don’t forget to arrest Ratko Mladic, Hague prosecutor ...

By , a professor at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.

China calls for a resumption of the P5+1 Iran talks.

China calls for a resumption of the P5+1 Iran talks.

Wooed by Sarkozy and Merkel, Medvedev accepts an invitation to NATO’s summit. Meanwhile, Sarkozy tantalizes with talk of a visa-free space between the EU and Russia by 2025.

Report: EU drops suit against France over Roma deportations.

Don’t forget to arrest Ratko Mladic, Hague prosecutor reminds international community.

IMF chief Strauss-Kahn meets Chinese premier, who promises greater engagement.

Naypyidaw shudders: Ban Ki-moon is "deeply frustrated" with the Burmese regime.

Is the African Union creating a force to fight the LRA?

World Bank pledges more lending to east Africa.

WTO head Pascal Lamy wades (oh so cautiously) into the currency dispute.

David Bosco is a professor at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. He is the author of The Poseidon Project: The Struggle to Govern the World’s Oceans. Twitter: @multilateralist

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