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Date and Location
Emma Costa
Event Description: Join us for a conversation with distinguished diplomat H.E. Josep Borrell, who served as the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (2019–2024) and President of the European Parliament (2004–2007). The conversion will focus on the future of the rules-based international order and the multilateral system amidst global conflicts, particularly in Gaza and Ukraine. The event will also explore the challenges facing the European Union and its role in defending a strong multilateral order and EU–US transatlantic relations.
Moderated by Carr Center Faculty Director, Mathias Risse, and Carr Center Middle East Programming Associate, Khaled Emam.
Preregistration for this event is required.
Speaker:
An economist, Stanford-trained mathematician, and aeronautical engineer with a degree awarded the year Apollo 11 landed on the moon, Josep Borrell has extensive political experience and is considered one of the most influential figures in foreign relations worldwide. He was part of the first González governments, served as a Spanish MP (1986–2004), then as President of the European Parliament (2004–2007), and as Spain’s Foreign Minister (2018–2019).