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Saudi Arabia Rejects Security Council Seat
For years, Saudi Arabia has campaigned for a seat on the UN Security Council. Yesterday—for the first time in history—it was finally elected. But, in an unprecedented act of protest, it refused to accept. Colum Lynch covers the UN for the Washington Post and he’s a blogger for Foreign Policy magazine.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readFor years, Saudi Arabia has campaigned for a seat on the UN Security Council. Yesterday—for the first time in history—it was finally elected. But, in an unprecedented act of protest, it refused to accept.
Colum Lynch covers the UN for the Washington Post and he’s a blogger for Foreign Policy magazine.
