Squaring the Circle: EU and the World | In Conversation with Carl Bildt

In a world reshaped by new conflict theatres and the return of an assertive American president, where does the European Union (EU) stand? Caught between its identity as a normative actor defined by soft power and political restraint, and its ambitions to become a top-tier geostrategic force, the EU faces a defining moment. This conversation with Carl Bildt, Co-Chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations and former Prime Minister of Sweden, examines the EU’s role in an increasingly fractured global order.