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Explore "values-based realism" and "dignified foreign policy" for navigating a complex world. Discusses preserving the liberal world order, managing transatlantic relations, and Europe's strategic future.

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Explore "values-based realism" and "dignified foreign policy" for navigating a complex world. Discusses preserving the liberal world order, managing transatlantic relations, and Europe's strategic future.

Published January 22, 2026

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Alexander Stubb

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values-based realism, dignified foreign policy, liberal world order, international relations, European strategic autonomy, Ukraine war, multilateralism, geopolitics, diplomacy

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Action Items
Here are the actionable tasks, commitments, and decisions requiring follow-up mentioned in the interview: ## Book and Publications - **SPEAKER_02**: Ensure the book is translated into Chinese.
Executive Summary
This interview discusses the preservation of the liberal world order and the need for greater agency for non-Western countries.
Key Insights
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Interview Key Points
Here are the key topics and points discussed in the interview: ## **The Liberal World Order and its Future** Discussion on the current state and preservation of the liberal world order.
Q&A Format
**Interviewer:** It's about international institutions, rule of law, norms, and basically the liberal world order that existed.
Interview Quotes
> "And my final point, if we want to preserve the liberal world order, we need to give agency to those countries around the world which feel that the current order was built 80 years ago in the image of the West and especially the United States." > > **— Speaker 02** • *00:10:42* > "So give more power to the rest of the world because I still think that there are more multilateralists in this world than there are transactionalists." > > **— Speaker 02** • *00:11:20* > "So this is the big idea of the book and in many ways a defense of the liberal world order and of course of open societies as well." > > **— Speaker 02** • *00:11:40* ## Values-Based Realism and Dignified Foreign Policy > "And it's that in foreign policy it's important that you deal with a world that exists, not what you want to exist." > > **— Speaker 02** • *00:18:20* > "And for that framework I then came up a few years back with this concept of values-based realism which essentially means that you stay true to your values." > > **— Speaker 02** • *00:19:00* > "Democracy, in my case democracy, freedom, human rights, fundamental rights, protecting minorities, rule of law, supporting the international world order.
Referenced Resources
Here's a breakdown of the resources mentioned in the interview, categorized as requested: ## People - **SPEAKER_02 (Alex Stubb)** - *the interviewee, President, discussed his book

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