Russia, EU and Eastern Partnership
What happens to Ukraine now will play a possibly decisive role in the future of the continent itself
Experts & Staff
Carl Bildt
Co-chair of ECFR’s Council
Former Prime Minister and Former Foreign Minister of Sweden
Biography
Carl Bildt served as both prime minister and foreign minister of Sweden. Under his leadership, the government initiated major liberal economic reforms and negotiated Sweden’s accession to the EU. Previously, he served as EU special envoy to the former Yugoslavia, high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, UN special envoy to the Balkans, and co-chair of the Dayton Peace Conference. He also chaired the Global Commission on Internet Governance. In 2021, he was appointed WHO special envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator.
In the media
Carl Bildt on the importance to break the cycle of escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict
Beijing doesn’t give arms because it fears US secondary sanctions and wants to develop EU relations, but still silently supplies machinery that’s important for Russia to sustain its arms production
Carl Bildt comments on China silently providing machinery to Russia
We must ask ourselves if it is possible – and what it would take – to make 2023 the start of a new peace process, a new 1993
Carl Bildt argues that political leaders must start thinking about how to put the Middle East on a path toward lasting peace and stability
We are witnessing the emergence of an axis of outcasts: countries united in their willingness to violate international law by starting wars, developing nuclear weapons, and violating sanctions
Carl Bildt writes about the challenges that an axis between Russia, Iran and North Korea poses to the global order
The history of the Russia is really taking a tragic turn. Tens of millions of Russian were killed by this brutal dictator, including many thousands of priests.
Carl Bildt comments on Putin´s rehabilitation of Stalin