Javier Solana was EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary-General of NATO, and Foreign Minister of Spain. He is currently President of the ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics, Distinguished Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Europe.
In recent decades, the EU has been powered by two fundamental forces: integration and expansion. But, with Britain's vote to leave the Union and illiberalism on the rise in countries like Poland and H… read more
The Pax Americana of the last half-century is on life support, but liberalism and multilateralism are not dead yet. An inclusive and mutually beneficial global system can still be resuscitated, if we … read more
By re-electing moderate President Hassan Rouhani, Iran's voters have made clear their desire to continue along the path toward openness. The world should welcome the result as an opportunity to improv… read more
April 22, 2017, marks one year since the international community came together and signed the Paris climate agreement. Given the threat to that agreement posed by US President Donald Trump's devotion … read more
While the EU tries to weather a populist, nationalist storm that threatens its core institutions, some of its most important strategic allies have injected more uncertainty into the current political … read more
The world needs the European Union now more than ever. Despite recent crises and the hard blow dealt by the UK's Brexit vote, the EU may well be the world’s best line of defense against today’s most s… read more
The Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate agreement offer hope that formalized, multilateral responses to global challenges are still possible. But Donald Trump has criticized both agreements, and t… read more
The year 2016 is coming to an end with Middle East tensions rising and populists making gains in Europe and the US. After a turbulent year, with little positive news in international politics, 2017 is… read more
Driven by a sense of injustice and inequality, voters in the West have increasingly rejected openness, as well as the political establishment that has advanced it. But, while the grievances fueling th… read more
