Carl Bildt has been Sweden’s foreign minister since 2006, and was Prime Minister from 1991 to 1994, when he negotiated Sweden’s EU accession. A renowned international diplomat, he served as EU Special Envoy to the Former Yugoslavia, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, UN Special Envoy to the Balkans, and Co-Chairman of the Dayton Peace Conference.
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Carl Bildt
Commentaries by Carl Bildt
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The Afghan Endgame Mirage
STOCKHOLM – On a recent visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan, I could not fail to notice the increasingly frequent international calls for an “…
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Endorse the Nuclear Test Ban
STOCKHOLM/MEXICO CITY – Indonesia’s parliament has just taken a historic step, one that makes the planet safer from the threat of nuclear we…
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Tymoshenko’s Trial and Ukraine’s Future
STOCKHOLM – There is little doubt that the embarrassing spectacle of the trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko – and her…
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Europe’s Latest Revolution
STOCKHOLM – History often moves with small steps, but such steps sometimes turn out to have big implications. This New Year’s Eve, Sweden m…
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A “Reset” Button for Europe’s Backyard
STOCKHOLM – One year after the war in Georgia of last August, pushing the “reset” button on diplomatic relations is a popular endeavor nowad…
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Reaffirming Europe
ROME/STOCKHOLM – The ongoing global economic crisis is shaking beliefs and approaches that have long been enshrined in European policies. In…
The Afghan Endgame Mirage
Marten Klein: We could develop interesting capabilities for robot warfare and surveillance.