Germany has long sought a seat on the United Nations Security Council, making common cause with Japan, Brazil, and India. But New Power, New Responsibility suggests a different path, arguing for the reform of the Security Council in a way that would merge the French and British seats into a permanent European seat in a “slightly enlarged circle of permanent members,” while also ensuring European representation among the non-permanent members.
德国早就开始寻求联合国安理会的常任理事国席位，同样有这一目标的还有日本、巴西和印度。但《新大国、新责任》指出了一条不同的路径，提出了新的安理会改革方案，将英国和法国的席位合并为永久的欧洲席位，从而“略微扩大常任理事国数量”，同时确保欧洲的非常任理事国数量。