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COSTA RICA'S SOPHISTICATED AND SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN FOR THIRD TERM ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL.
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Costa Rica bested the Dominican Republic in the contest for a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council. The two countries stood for election by the 192 nations that make up the UN. It was a hard-fought battle between the two nations in the Latin American group, but Costa Rica's canny foreign policies under President Oscar Arias won the day, giving the Central American nation a perch on the world's most powerful international body for a third two-year period. Costa Rica has signaled its intent to bring up proposals that will be hard for some members to stomach, among them disarmament and a plan to give aid to countries that spend less on arms.
Carefully crafted, sophisticated campaign
Costa Rica has made several diplomatic moves that have upset traditional close friends and allies to pave the way to the Security Council. One such was the decision to move its embassy from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv (see NotiCen, 2007-08-30). Israel was miffed at the diplomatic abandonment of the city it claims as its own, but the change gained the favorable regard of a passel of Middle Eastern nations.
Until the change, Costa...
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