Morning Multilateralism

Friday, May 15 2020

• Beijing and Moscow reject Washington’s bid to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran.

• No electronic voting as the United Nations plans to select the next Security Council members; plus, an update on Canada’s high-stakes bid for a Council seat.

• An in-depth look at the struggles of the External Action Service, the EU’s foreign service; plus, the Economist pans the EU’s performance during the crisis (subscription required).

• NATO’s Secretary General and Turkey’s president chat about Libya, covid-19, and the need for alliance solidarity.

• At the center of the storm: a profile of World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

• Ukraine is expecting the first chunk of change from the International Monetary Fund in a matter of weeks; plus, IMF experts employ maritime tracking to estimate the coronavirus’s impact on world trade.

• A mix of funds from different pots allows the World Bank to offer more than $1 billion in funding for India’s coronavirus response.

• Is the International Criminal Court ready for virtual court sessions?

• Dam spot: an argument that the African Union is missing in action as the Nile dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt worsens.