Carl Bildt represents a small country involved in most key international issues. Since becoming foreign minister in 2006, Sweden has participated in the Nato-led operations in Afghanistan and Libya, acted as the president…
When Monocle published a lighthearted idea encouraging Brazil, Sweden and Turkey to work together, its message reached their capitals. We brought together the three foreign ministers for this issue’s round table series.
We discuss Syria’s remaining allies, talk to Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, and discuss the economic future with independent filmmakers in Greece.
We talk to Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, ask how foreign companies make money in India, and learn about a 300 million-year-old Chinese forest.
Steve Bloomfield speaks to Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt, we also learn from cartography expert Frank Jacobs how British colonial-era maps are being used by South Sudan to determine borders with Sudan.
Saturday 15 January
Being a Swedish ambassador used to be an enviable job, something that politicians or officials were awarded with after years of loyal service, with any luck in some warm but important capital.
Tuesday 7 August
First there was Crosby, Stills and Nash. Then there was Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Perhaps, it’s time for a new supergroup. A diplomatic supergroup. Please welcome to the stage Bildt, Davutoglu and Patriota.
Saturday 11 December
The two weeks following Wikileaks’ release of secret US embassy cables have been intensive ones for Sweden.
Tuesday 21 May
A visit to the Arctic Council meeting in Kiruna during last week showed that international diplomacy can be cool, sort of.
Conceived of only 21 years ago, already most nations want a “soft power” strategy – a way of winning the world over without resorting to military-industrial might. Monocle has indexed the top 30 soft power nations, which…
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