The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Alexander Stubb is a seasoned political leader with a background in international relations and diplomacy. This interview highlights his strategic thinking about global power dynamics and his commitment to fostering cooperation among nations.
“So, okay, the proposal in the book, you know, it's one which I made in my UN speech in September as well and the previous September, is to double, so to say that the... It symbolizes the world which existed post World War II and in the early 70s. And get rid of a veto. And get rid of the veto. And if you double the mem”
“I actually think that empires, some empires in this world have been able to transition to become middle powers. And then the United Kingdom is the greatest example thereof with your colonial past, with your Commonwealth past, to be able to find the position that you have in the world right now, I think is extraordinary”
“Finish system that you might get a couple of courses at Helsinki University. Screw this and decide okay, I'll do an MA and then a PhD and didn't look back. So that was kind of my first career. But then in the academic world, I somehow felt that, okay, the theoretical stuff is super interesting in conceptualizing things”
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