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
Experts & Staff
Alexander Stubb
Director, European University Institute’s School of Transnational Governance
Former Prime Minister of Finland
Biography
Alexander Stubb is the director of the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute in Florence. Previously, he served as prime minister, finance minister, foreign minister, and 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.
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
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