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Macedonia asks the IMF for a precautionary credit line; plus, the EU reassures Athens about extending loan repayment. Reading diplomatic body language in Cancun. After prolonged negotiations, U.N. Security Council issues statement on Ivory Coast elections.  EU criticizes (bizarre) Czech Republic refugee screening procedures. A Russian foreign ministry official explains why his country could join ...

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

Macedonia asks the IMF for a precautionary credit line; plus, the EU reassures Athens about extending loan repayment.

Macedonia asks the IMF for a precautionary credit line; plus, the EU reassures Athens about extending loan repayment.

Reading diplomatic body language in Cancun.

After prolonged negotiations, U.N. Security Council issues statement on Ivory Coast elections. 

EU criticizes (bizarre) Czech Republic refugee screening procedures.

A Russian foreign ministry official explains why his country could join NATO.

ICC prosecutors move against Sudan rebels.

Spain supports an international tribunal for Somali pirates; so do these guys.

Sarkozy charms India, not least by offering more backing for its Security Council bid.

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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