Publication

May 2020

For the first time, Switzerland has applied to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Fabien Merz writes that Switzerland has a good chance of being elected. However, the candidacy has proven controversial domestically. In this analysis, Merz provides an overview of the UN Security Council, Switzerland’s application as well as the opportunities and risks a successful application could create for the country.

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Author Fabien Merz, (Editors: Fabien Merz, Benno Zogg)
Series CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue 262
Publisher Center for Security Studies (CSS)
Copyright © 2020 Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
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