It has become common to look back at 2016 and reflect on how much the global order has changed since then. Much of what was taken for granted in international relations at the time no longer holds, and Europe’s leaders are struggling to find their footing in an unpredictable world. Here we introduce a speaker who is exceptionally well suited to help us navigate the present—her latest book is titled “The Great Uncertainty: Navigating the Contradictions of Global Disorder”. How should EU countries manage external pressure while also staying united? What do current developments mean for European business? And what happens to defining issues such as climate and energy security when everything else seems to be shifting?
Biography:
Nathalie Tocci is an Italian professor and author. She is Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and Professor of the Practice at Johns Hopkins SAIS, she deals with European foreign policy, the Middle East and transatlantic relations. Tocci is former counsellor of international strategies to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in 2014, and Special Advisor to the High Representatives of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini (2015-2019) and Josep Borrell (2020-2021), today Tocci is also professor at the School of Transnational Governance of the European University Institute, honorary professor at the University of Tübingen, Europe’s Futures fellow at the Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (IWM) and non-executive and independent director of Acea. Author of numerous scholarly papers, she frequently publishes commentary in the press, with regular editorials in Politico Europe and La Stampa, as well as being a regular guest on the BBC’s The Context. Read more about Nathalie Tocci here.
