Carl Bildt, Co-chair at ECFR and former prime minister of Sweden, launches the new series ECFR Quarantimes: Thinking big in times of covid-19, setting out Europe's role in the new international system of a post-corona world
As the crisis exacts a devastating cost from society and prompts a major battle of narratives, the EU needs to find its new “coal and steel” moment.
One member state has become a dictatorship as others spiral into debt. Germany must lead the European Union through the coronavirus crisis
The covid-19 crisis is holding up a mirror to Western countries – making us realise that the perception we have of ourselves might be distorted.
Over the coming weeks, much will be at stake collectively, and for some of us also individually. Today, uncertainty about what the post-pandemic world will look like is rife, but we do know it will be built upon the words and deeds we choose now.
The Covid-19 crisis will dramatically reshape the EU’s response to all other crises it has faced in the last decade
Covid-19 comes at a time when the world’s governments have fewer tools for fighting against its effects than they once did.
The state surfs a wave of fear of the consequences and side-effects of public deficiencies and scarcity that it has created.
The key to European power projection isn’t institutional reform, it’s a shift in attitude and a willingness to cooperate.
It is time for Paris and Berlin to join together to strengthen Europe internally, securing its place in a world of renewed competition