On New Year's Eve, when most people were making promises they knew would soon be broken, Sweden became the head of the U.N. Security Council, albeit just for a single month. As part of this, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom published an op-ed in the major Swedish daily newspapers where she outlined the Swedish goals for its work in the Security Council, and to anyone familiar with Swedish foreign policy, it came as no surprise. Wallstrom used all her favorite words, such as openness, legitimacy and transparency, not defining or explaining any of them, and made a big point of saying that Sweden believes the Security Council needs to focus on the connection between women and peace. Though I have no idea what that means, I can only assume it is part of the "feminist foreign policy" that she and her party said they would implement after winning the national election. A year ago, as Sweden was busy competing for a permanent place on the Security Council, Wallstrom said that Sweden was needed on the Security Council because it "speaks with integrity, without a hidden agenda," and the second part of that statement is actually valid, given the track record of the current socialist alliance government. In the past three years, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and his cabinet, while referring to Sweden as a "humanitarian superpower," has been quite openly acting out a counterintuitive foreign policy, more rooted in its own need to look legitimate than any sustainable theory about long-term peace or solid diplomatic ties. The first action the Social Democratic-led government took, before even passing a comprehensive budget, was recognizing Palestine, becoming the first ever EU country to do so. Sweden has a long-standing relationship to the PA, and the Swedish Social Democratic Party refers to Fatah as its "dear brothers" in several official texts and is currently handing them $180 million yearly in foreign aid, money that helps finance crimes against both their own and other people. After the ad-hoc recognition, Wallstrom went on to pick a fight with Saudi Arabia over feminism (yes, really) and going on a diplomatic rampage against Israel, condemning it for "extrajudicial executions" as it attempted to protect its citizens from terrorist killers and making surprisingly unabashed anti-Semitic statements, up until the point where she was the first Swedish foreign minister in recorded history to get banned from visiting Israel. Wallstrom and her government have indeed become relevant, but not so much as a beacon of justice or a humanitarian superpower, but rather a cynical seeker of attention, something that tells me their place on the Security Council will actually be a good fit. Sweden spent approximately $700 million in its bid for a spot on the council, including millions in foreign aid to African and Arab states to ensure their votes, making its role as an independent speaker of truth to power all the more improbable. This past weekend, the U.N. turned 70 years old, and as with many of us, very little of its youthful hopes and aspirations remain at the dusk of its life. As we saw in the anti-Israel Resolution 2334, the organization is now mostly a front for partisan bigotry, and when Saudi Arabia was given the honor of heading up the Security Council, it was clear to the world that the U.N. had lost not only its credibility, but its very soul. This is perhaps why it makes sense for Sweden to celebrate its appointment, as its placement on the council of hypocrisy is nothing short of a perfect match. Wallstrom speaks with great pride of the many soldiers Sweden sends to U.N. peacekeeping efforts, while simultaneously exporting weapons to 26 countries that according to Freedom House are dictatorships, including Oman, Algeria, Brunei, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Kuwait, Egypt and Bahrain. The U.N. vows to act on behalf of the Syrian people to end bloodshed, but just allowed Russia to write its own resolution on a Syrian cease-fire, both parties hailing it as a victory for good, while somehow omitting the fact that Russia had been steadily delivering bombs to President Bashar Assad. It is a hollow victory and a pointless act, something that Sweden has always excelled at, hence its gripe with actual international actors such as the Jewish state. Most people make New Year's resolutions knowing they will never be realized, but it feels good in the moment to make a sweeping declaration, dressed in our finest while attempting to impress strangers and friends. The U.N. is no different, and deserves no more of our time. It's just another overprized party where the invitation is more important than the actual meal. Annika Hernroth-Rothstein is a political adviser and writer on the Middle East, religious affairs and global anti-Semitism. Twitter @truthandfiction.