The international community should reconsider its approach to Bosnia. If it isn’t ready to assume full protectorate powers, it should step back
ECFR Council member Carl Bildt calls for the international community to reconsider its approach to Bosnia and Herzegovina
[Erdogan’s decision is] impulsive, inconsiderate and reckless from almost any point of view
ECFR Board member, Carl Bildt, reacts to Erdogan’s decision to order the removal of a group of ambassadors who wrote a letter calling for the release of jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala
Today’s geopolitical tensions are real (…) But the pandemic and climate change are problems that can be addressed effectively only if everyone is committed to working together
ECFR Board member Carl Bildt calls for true global statesmanship to deal with rising geopolitical tensions threatening the prospects of much needed cooperation
Political leaders must accept reality and start mapping out realistic interim steps that could improve conditions in the region without abandoning the final goal
ECFR Co-Chair Carl Bildt calls for action on the stalled Western Balkans EU integration process to avoid a return to violent conflict
Under Obama you had a very comprehensive, forward oriented trade policy with TTIP and TPP… Nothing of that is left after Trump, and Biden hasn’t gone back on it
Carl Bildt states that American trade policy has not changed substantially since the election of Joe Biden
When it comes to trade, the US isn’t “back” at all. And China is wasting no time in taking advantage of this situation to raise its trading profile even further
ECFR Co-Chair Carl Bildt on US-China competition and the need for President Biden’s administration to understand the critical importance of trade linkages to their country’s global clout
Now is the time for rich countries to donate surplus doses of COVID vaccine
Interview to Carl Bildt on the sharing of vaccines with countries in need and on financing to Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A)
A more constructive, albeit difficult, approach would be to acknowledge that both sides are right in important respects
ECFR Co-Chair Carl Bildt outlines four principles for a viable solution of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The non-paper served as an illustration that if Plan A for the region – integration with the European Union – fails, then we are moving towards Plan B, which includes new conflicts and borders
In an op-ed, Carl Bildt comments on the future of the Western Balkans
Ouest France publishes an article from Carl Bildt on the future of the Balkans