NATO’s Vilnius summit: The highlights and the future challenges
Mark Leonard is joined by Alex Stubb, Lykke Friis, and Camille Grand, to discuss the outcomes of the NATO summit in Vilnius.
Experts & Staff
Alexander Stubb
ECFR Alumni · President of Finland
Biography
Alexander Stubb was elected president of Finland in February 2024. Formerly the director of the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute in Florence, he has previously served as the prime minister, finance minister, foreign minister, trade, and Europe minister of Finland. He was a member of the European Parliament and of Finland’s national parliament, as well as chair of the Finnish National Coalition Party. He is a former vice-president of the European Investment Bank and has been a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. He has written numerous books and academic articles on European affairs.
Davos world: Alexander Stubb and Mark Leonard live from the WEF
Mark Leonard and Alexander Stubb give us their take on this year’s World Economic Forum
The case for a confederal Europe
The EU should ensure that all willing and able European democracies have a clear and realistic path to membership or an alternative form of cooperation. Europe’s future depends on it
New era, new alliance: NATO, Sweden, and Finland
What can Sweden and Finland offer NATO? And are they worried about the Kremlin’s threats to attack their countries?
In the media
Even if Donald Trump were to be re-elected president, it should be remembered that he sees foreign policy as a trade deal
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb talks about the Russian threat and explains why he sleeps soundly at night
The EU has never been more united, efficient and determined than since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But Europe won’t be in this unified Utopia for ever
Alex Stubb urges European leaders to think fast about Europe’s place in the world
Biden has said all the right things, but when differences of opinion emerge the tone will change. And, of course, I think China will be one of the key areas
ECFR Board member Alexander Stubb comments on US President Biden’s first 100 days in office
We have to be tough when we have to be tough. We need to look for ways to work with Russia, even if it is extremely difficult at the moment
ECFR Board member Alexander Stubb in an interview on EU-Russia relations