Sovereign Europe, hostile world: In conversation with Josep Borrell, HRVP
The EU’s High Representative, Josep Borrell, and Mark Leonard discussed why strategic autonomy matters
Guests
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission
Chaired by
Mark Leonard, Director, ECFR
The EU’s High Representative, Josep Borrell, and Mark Leonard discussed why strategic autonomy matters, looking at ECFR’s major contribution to the debate – Sovereign Europe, dangerous world: Five agendas to protect Europe’s capacity to act – as well as the three regions where Europe’s strategic interests are most at stake: Asia, the Eastern Neighbourhood, and the Southern Neighbourhood.
Together, they explored how 2021 will mark a new phase for the EU and its members, while demonstrating how Europe can be an effective partner for the new Biden administration.