Moderated byAgnès Levallois, iReMMO
Josep Borrell
Josep Borrell Fontelles, Spanish economist and politician, has held senior positions in Spain and the European Union. Minister of Economy and Finance (1982-1984), then of Public Works, Transport and Telecommunications (1991-1996), he was a Member of Parliament until 2003, before serving as President of the European Parliament (2004-2007). Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain (2018-2019), he then served as EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, as well as Vice-President of the European Commission (2019-2024). His honors include the Légion d'honneur, the Spanish Order of Constitutional Merit and the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru.
Dominique de Villepin
A graduate of Sciences Po Paris and the École nationale d'administration (ENA), Dominique de Villepin began his diplomatic career in 1984. He was appointed Secretary General of the French Presidency in 1995 under Jacques Chirac. He was then appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs (2002-2004), Minister of the Interior (2004-2005) and Prime Minister (2005-2007). His stance against the war in Iraq in 2003, notably his speech at the UN, earned him international renown. After his political career, he became a lawyer at the Paris Bar in 2008, opening a firm specializing in international affairs. He is also a writer, publishing works on history and politics.
Agnès Levallois
Agnès Levallois is a lecturer at the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique, a consultant specializing in the Middle East and a lecturer at Sciences Po Paris. She is also a Middle East analyst at the General Secretariat for National Defense and head of the Arab and Persian World Office at the French Ministry of Defense's Strategic Affairs Delegation. She has also worked as a journalist, before becoming director of information and programs at RMC MO, then deputy editorial director at France 24, in charge of Arabic-language content. She is also a member of the editorial board of Confluences-Méditerranée magazine, and vice-president of iReMMO.
