What Switzerland can expect in New York

Hedda Samson says that the security council will fight hard. The Dutch ambassador to Switzerland was a diplomat in New York when her country was a member of the council. Bern has to be prepared for the fact that decisions often have to be made within 24 hours.

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The first Swiss ambassador to the UN, Jenö Stähelin, outlined what Switzerland could face in the UN Security Council using a fictitious example to the NZZ: In 2024 there will be a conflict between China and Cambodia. China is enforcing its claims to great power and thereby violating international law. Switzerland is outraged. But then the Chinese bring Swiss economic interests into play. Stähelin asks: “How long would we uphold our principles? When would we turn around because the economic interests prevail? “