Christoph Heusgen
- Opinion by Helmut Volger
- • July 4, 2021
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BERLIN — When Christoph Heusgen was appointed Germany’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York City in 2017, there were critical comments by foreign policy experts and journalists in our country. They voiced doubts about whether Heusgen, who had …
- Categories: OPINIONS, Security Council
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • February 18, 2021
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to preside over a Security Council meeting virtually on climate and security risks on Feb. 23. The British introduced the topic to the Council in 2007, but with Washington’s 180-degree turn toward climate …
- Categories: Africa, Asia, Climate Change, Security Council
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • July 5, 2020
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Germany is anticipating two milestones between now and Dec. 31 — make that three. On July 31, its monthly rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council ends, and on Dec. 31 its two-year stint on the Council is over. …
- Categories: Security Council Presidency
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • April 9, 2019
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To try to show European unity before a key parliamentary election for the European Union in May, France and Germany teamed up for the United Nations Security Council presidencies in March and April, respectively. After the first stint by France …
- Categories: Security Council, Security Council Presidency
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- Stéphanie Fillion
- • March 4, 2019
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As a united front in the fight to preserve the European Union, France and Germany are about to gain a global audience. During March and April, their top United Nations ambassadors, François Delattre and Christoph Heusgen, will take turns — in …
- Categories: Climate Change, Gender Violence, Security Council Presidency
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- Opinion by Helmut Volger
- • January 21, 2019
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BERLIN — At the start of Germany’s sixth two-year term in the United Nations Security Council, the media attention in Germany is unusually high: numerous journalists on TV and radio are asking diplomats, politicians and foreign policy experts about their …
- Categories: OPINIONS, Peace and Security, Security Council
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- Kacie Candela
- • May 28, 2018
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From the start, it was a closely watched contest pitting Germany, Belgium and Israel against one another for their regional bloc’s two seats in the next term on the United Nations Security Council. Israel has never held a seat on the …
- Categories: General Assembly, Geopolitics, Middle East, Security Council
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