Team Dinner:
- Jambon de parme et mozzarella di bufala
- Lasagne verde
- Tiramisu
A German minister has suggested that France should give its permanent seat on the security council to the EU an idea which was immediately shot down by the French Ambassador to the US. I think that is a big mistake. France could have responded by accepting the idea in principle while knowing full well that the practicalities of doing it were complicated and unlikely to happen in the short term. France could then have gained a lot of kudos from seeming generous while not having to actually do much. This is beside the fact that the whole concept of permanent members of the security council is ridiculously outdated and will either have to change or be discarded in the near future. I cannot imagine that India or Brazil will (or should) settle for secondary status at the UN forever.
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