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Three Troubling Trends at the UN Security Council
China and the West are increasingly at loggerheads in Turtle Bay. So are European capitals and Washington. The handling of African crises is contentious as well.
Amid these frictions, it is the job of UN diplomats to keep channels for quiet communication up and running
- Richard Gowan
- ICG
Security Council diplomats have a chance to engage in some self-criticism this week.
On Thursday and Friday, representatives of the Council’s current members will attend a workshop with their counterparts from the five elected members joining it in…