UN propagandists claim that the selection process to name the next secretary general, who will take office before the inauguration of the next U.S. president, will be the most transparent in the history of the organization, which was founded in 1945.
...
... membership because of a possible seat being given to the European Union. This prospect seems to be
on the line in Berlin
, which is waiting for an opening to seek control of the UNSC levers, bearing in mind its economic and political clout in the European Union.
The Outside Perspective
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr
France and the UN Security Council
In a broad historical context, the role of France in the UN Security Council has been always seen as a bridge between the West and the East, used to improve compromises on key global matters. And Paris used to be quite good at this ...