The U.S. and Russia have turned the race for United Nations secretary-general into the latest front in their escalating war for geopolitical influence.
Washington, which is believed to want a woman in the U.N. role, has been backing Argentina’s foreign minister in the secretive selection process, U.N. sources say. Meanwhile, U.N. sources say Russia is angling for a female Bulgarian diplomat with family ties to the Soviet Union, a nod to its desire to see an Eastern European in the job.
Early indications are that the fight could get as ugly as diplomacy allows.
“I’m not sure either the U.S. or the Russians …read more
Source: European Voice
