ECFR Alumni · President, Esade Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics
Former EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy
Javier Solana is a distinguished fellow in foreign policy at Brookings, president of the ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics, senior fellow at the Hertie School of Governance, and chair of the Aspen Institute Spain. From 1999 to 2009 he was the EU’s high representative for common foreign and security policy and secretary general of the Council of the European Union. Before that, he served as secretary general of NATO and minister of foreign affairs of Spain. He began his career in public service as a member of parliament and held several ministerial positions.
Over the coming weeks, much will be at stake collectively, and for some of us also individually. Today, uncertainty about what the post-pandemic world will look like is rife, but we do know it will be built upon the words and deeds we choose now.
Javier Solana, Ex-Alto Representante para la UE, repasa la situación actual en Oriente Medio. En este episodio conclusivo, Solana analiza la situación de las…
Javier Solana analiza el conflicto en Siria y el papel de las potencias regionales…
Javier Solana, Ex-Alto Representante para la UE, repasa la situación actual en Oriente Medio y el papel de la UE. En este episodio, Solana…
Javier Solana, Ex-Alto Representante para la UE, repasa la situación actual en Oriente Medio y el papel de la UE. En este primer episodio,…
There are 10 good reasons for Europeans to support enhanced UN status for the Palestinians. There is also an eleventh reason: the 27 EU nations can show that they count on the world stage if they are able to stick together.
Cultural diversity has been a constant feature of European history, and the source of many of our greatest achievement. We propose 17 principles to help policy-makers, leaders and activists ensure that Europe benefits from migration rather than fears it.
Over the coming weeks, much will be at stake collectively, and for some of us also individually. Today, uncertainty about what the post-pandemic world will look like is rife, but we do know it will be built upon the words and deeds we choose now.
There are 10 good reasons for Europeans to support enhanced UN status for the Palestinians. There is also an eleventh reason: the 27 EU nations can show that they count on the world stage if they are able to stick together.
Cultural diversity has been a constant feature of European history, and the source of many of our greatest achievement. We propose 17 principles to help policy-makers, leaders and activists ensure that Europe benefits from migration rather than fears it.
Javier Solana, Ex-Alto Representante para la UE, repasa la situación actual en Oriente Medio. En este episodio conclusivo, Solana analiza la situación de las…
Javier Solana analiza el conflicto en Siria y el papel de las potencias regionales…
Javier Solana, Ex-Alto Representante para la UE, repasa la situación actual en Oriente Medio y el papel de la UE. En este episodio, Solana…
Javier Solana, Ex-Alto Representante para la UE, repasa la situación actual en Oriente Medio y el papel de la UE. En este primer episodio,…
I would prefer that the Israeli people decide to change their ruler
Javier Solana, Spanish ECFR Council Member, explains his view on the current war in Gaza
Biden must seriously consider the costs of his passivity vis-a-vis Iran and find a way forward — or we may find ourselves in another conflict that no one asked for
ECFR Board Members Carl Bildt and Javier Solana remind that we should not forget about Iran and its expanding nuclear program
Disagreements among democratic countries will not vanish overnight, nor will the West recover its former global standing any time soon
ECFR Board member Javier Solana assesses US President Biden’s recent trip to Europe
Anticipating crises, isolating areas of friction, competing peacefully, and cooperating in areas of mutual interest is the recipe for a safer, more prosperous, and sustainable twenty-first century
ECFR Board member Javier Solana on the need for multilateral responses to crises such as climate change and Covid-19.
With Iran’s radical factions increasingly emboldened ahead of the presidential election in June, the window of opportunity to revive the nuclear deal appears to be closing fast
ECFR Board Member Javier Solana on reviving nuclear diplomacy with Iran