Sigmar Gabriel’s UN address: German great power ambitions in pacifist garb By Johannes Stern 23 September 2017 Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel underscored Germany’s claim to great power status in an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, just days prior to Sunday’s federal election. After a flood of pacifist phrases, he concluded … Continue reading Sigmar Gabriel’s UN address: German great power ambitions in pacifist garb