Saturday, October 1, 2016

Carl Bildt

Carl Bildt was Sweden’s foreign minister from 2006 to October 2014 and 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. He is Chair of the Global Commission on Internet Governance and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Europe.

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Saying Yes to Europe

For more than 40 years, the UK has played a major role in shaping the course of European integration, while transforming itself into one of the world's most competitive economies. A vote in June to le… read more

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The Angry Quarter

In the rich part of the world, roughly a quarter of the electorate seems to be furious, disillusioned, and divorced from "mainstream" political parties and allegiances. Defenders of open societies mus… read more

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