The UN Security Council Shirks the Test for Coronavirus

... opportunities. One gets the impression that the main reason behind the Security Council’s silence is the fierce information war that is taking place between Washington and Beijing. According to the American side, any Security Council resolution on COVID-19 should be worded in such a way that the main blame for the outbreak is placed squarely on the shoulders of China and should also punish Beijing for trying to conceal the full scale of the problem from the international community. China, for its part, sees the spread of the virus as a side effect of Washington’s unilateralist policies, its proclivity to exert ...