Deutsche Enthaltung

Für den blog des German Marshall Fund habe ich einen Beitrag über die deutsche Enthaltung im Sicherheitsart geschrieben:

Guido Westerwelle, Germany’s foreign minister, was jubilant last October. His country was just elected to join the world’s most exclusive club for the next two years as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, and on the first ballot to boot — clearly an expression of the reputation and confidence, post-war Germany earned over the last decades.
Although Westerwelle had good reason to be proud, back home, a few pundits raised the question: What was Germany was about to do with its seat? During his tenure, former chancellor Gerhard Schröder launched a campaign to lobby for a permanent seat on the East River, and Angela Merkel’s center-right government has continued to do so. Whatever objections may exist against another seat for a single European country, there is no doubt that Germany would make a splendid candidate. The country is the UN’s third-largest contributor, Germany is supporting UN missions all over the world, hosts UN institutions in West Germany’s former capital of Bonn, and in many aspects has led the way toward renewable energy. Hence, the tenure at the security council was seen as a logical next step to join the “big five.” Hier geht es zum GMF blog