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Carl Bildt is Co-Chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, contributing columnist to Washington Post as well as columnist for Project Syndicate. He serves as Senior Advisor to the Wallenberg Foundations in Sweden and is on the Board of Trustees of the RAND Corporation in the US. He has served as both Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden. March 2021, Mr Carl Bildt was appointed WHO Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator). Subsequently he ...
Feb 21, 2017 · Carl Bildt. I must confess that I am a firm believer in the benefits of globalization. To my mind, the gradual interlinking of regions, countries, and people is the most profoundly positive development of our time. But a populist has now assumed the United States presidency by campaigning on a platform of stark economic nationalism and ...
Oct 23, 2015 · An interview with Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden, on challenges facing Europe in 2016. Is Europe in decline? No, but the European Union is facing a number of serious challenges that force the different governments to act together in ways they are perhaps not always are prepared for. The Greece crisis was one example, the Ukraine ...
Dec 19, 2016 · In August 2015, I tweeted that if Donald Trump were to be elected President of the United States, we would have to “head for the bunkers.”. A Trump presidency was considered highly unlikely back then; but here we are. And while heading for the bunkers might not be the most appropriate response (yet), where we are is undoubtedly a more ...
Mar 28, 2017 · Yugoslavia collapsed in the early 1990’s, triggering a decade of brutal wars from Croatia to Kosovo. The emergence of seven new – and often mutually antagonistic – states made it clear that regional stability would depend on a new framework, namely, the EU.
May 4, 2017 · 1. It has a peaceful history: “Sweden was fortunate to stay out of the first and second world wars,” Bildt said. “This allowed the country to avoid the loss of life and infrastructure that other countries suffered.”. 2. It’s open to the world: “Do not close yourself in,” Bildt emphasised. Build on the traditions that are yours and ...
Feb 2, 2016 · Something seems to have gone wrong with politics in the West. In the United States, the billionaire tycoon and reality-TV star Donald Trump seems set to win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. And throughout Europe, populism in one guise or another is running rampant. We are witnessing the emergence of what I call the “Angry ...
Aug 26, 2015 · Author: Carl Bildt was Sweden’s foreign minister from 2006 to October 2014, and was Prime Minister from 1991 to 1994, when he negotiated Sweden’s EU accession. Image: People use computers at an internet cafe in the Hodan area of Mogadishu. Reuters/Feisal Omar
Feb 24, 2016 · Europe’s improving economies allowed governments to reverse cuts in defence spending. This was one reason why Russia was deterred from further aggressive moves. Another was Ukraine's success with democratic and economic reforms that gradually turned the country into a hub for innovation and highly paid jobs in the region.
Jun 24, 2016 · The Brexit negotiations and consequences will now usurp much of Europe’s political energy and resources – at a time when the EU has many other pressing issues to resolve, including the refugee crisis, internal and external security threats, eroding competitiveness, and the future of the single currency. The continued focus of Europe’s ...
