Dr. Alexander Wolf, Leiter des Hauptstadtbüros der Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung Thu, June 4, 2026 at 7:15 a.m. UTC 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UN Security Council defeat raises questions about Germany's global standing Germany has lost the election to the UN Security Council. This is not a foreign policy drama, but a symptom. It is not the seat itself that weighs heavily, but what the defeat reveals about Germany's position in the world.