Germany’s Standing in International Order Under Scrutiny After UNSC Loss

Germany’s standing in international order under scrutiny after UNSC loss

The country has failed to win a non-permanent seat on the UNSC for the first time. Its selective application of international law vis-à-vis Ukraine and Iran, and its cautious and often wavering approach towards Israel, might have led smaller nations to lose faith in it

Lim Tean: Why standing on the wrong side of history cost Germany its UNSC seat

COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean Germany learnt to its huge cost and embarrassment last week that supporting Israel’s genocidal operations in Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East leads only to opprobrium from the international community. A country which had been a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for decades lost in its bid for re-election to Portugal and Austria. It is a great setback for Germany which aspires one day to be a…