When Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union, brought forward his appeal to the EU to claim its own space in the US-China dichotomy, to look at the world from its own point of view, and to defend its own values and interests. He explained why there is only one way forward. 

When Michel Duclos, Our Special Advisor for Geopolitics, laid out the different scenarios in which Covid-19 could shake up the geopolitical landscape. 10 months later, and the key messages resonate still as strongly. 

When Dominique Moïsi, our Special Advisor for Geopolitics, reminded us that if the planet got half a degree hotter, we’d see an almost 20% increase in the risk of deadly conflicts around the world. Moving forward, we have no choice but to pay attention.

When our Associate Director of Healthcare Policy, Angèle Malâtre-Lansac, interviewed Eric Schneider, Senior Vice President for Policy and Research at The Commonwealth Fund, on how Covid-19 revealed the dysfunctions of a decentralized and divided US healthcare system. 

When our Senior Advisor for Asia, François Godement, cast a light on China’s increasing soft power inside the UN system. While the WHO has come under criticism, China has now come out the other end strong. This initial analysis becomes all the more powerful in retrospect.  

When Florence Gaub, Deputy Director of the EU Institute of Security Studies, explained the key role of foresight in preparing better policies for the future. Here is to turning the page for a new year better equipped, and forward-looking.