UN snub to Germany may well prove costly | Letters (opens in new tab)

If the UN has no need of Germany’s voice or influence, it may have no need of its large funding contribution either, writes Michael PfeifferGermany has failed, for the first time, in its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations security council (). In New York, the federal republic was defeated by Austria and Portugal – and by a clear margin.Did the countries that withheld their votes from Germany pause for even a moment to consider the consequences? Did they ask themselves whether ...