A Conversation on Geopolitics and Geoeconomics in 2023 with EU Commissioner Gentiloni

Russia’s war against Ukraine has been a watershed development for global politics and economics. There has been a strong show of unity - in the transatlantic arena and beyond - in support of Ukraine. At the same time, the spectre of increased geopolitical and geoeconomic fragmentation is tainting the outlook for future international relations.
Join SAIS Peter G. Peterson Distinguished Scholar at the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs John Lipsky for a conversation on geopolitics and geoeconomics in 2023 with the Honorable Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economy and former Italian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Opening remarks will be provided by SAIS Associate Professor of International Political Economy Matthias Matthjis.
The Honorable Paolo Gentiloni is the European Commissioner for Economy since December 2019. He previously served as Prime Minister of Italy (2016-2018), Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (2014-2016), Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2013-2014), and Minister of Communications (2006-2008).
He was formerly Spokesperson for the Margherita Party (2002-2007), Chairman of the Broadcasting Services Watchdog Committee (2005-2006), and Spokesperson for the Mayor of Rome and Commissioner in the City of Rome (1993-2000). He also worked as a professional journalist.
Born in 1954, Gentiloni graduated in Political Sciences from La Sapienza, Rome. His latest book is “La sfida impopulista” (the (Un)populist challenge).