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Alexander Stubb: “Finland's foreign policy is based on values based realism.”

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FULL SPEECH: Finland President Declares End of Western-Led World Order at Raisina Dialogue | AC1G

Published March 5, 2026 | Video Starts at 17:50

We have both gone through difficult periods in history and fought for our democracy, equality and sovereignty. We don't want to see these values forgotten. Finland's foreign policy is based on values based realism. We stand by our values that we consider important and central to us democracy, equality, justice, human rights and Freedom, just to name a few. (17:50–17:58)

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“The number of global crises is actually fairly constant.”
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“Conflicts are incrementally becoming global.”
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“The rules-based world order is dead.”
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“A wrecking ball is destroying all of the international institutions and rules that have been built since World War II.”
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“The rupture of the old system is inevitable.”
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“The Global south will decide what the next world order will look like.”
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“India as a major power will be a major or if not, the force in deciding whether the world will tilt towards conflictual multipolarity...or…”
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“The global power balance has shifted. The Global south has both demography and economy on its side.”
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“We live in a time of power politics, a time where might seems to make right.”
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“Violence has once again become a go to foreign policy tool used around the world with very little restraint.”
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“In Ukraine, Russia is trying to subjugate a sovereign country through a war that is a blatant violation of international law.”
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“The way this war [in Ukraine] will end will have major consequences not only in Europe, but globally.”
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“The Vicious circle of domestic power. Battles and regional rivalry have led to one of the deadliest conflicts of our time, forcing millions…”
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“We can see the effects of Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine on fertilizers, on oil prices.”
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“If we gave up on international rules, the current world order would collapse.”
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“India has been under no illusions for your entire independence. You have based your foreign policy on a pragmatic and realistic worldview.”
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“The EU India Strategic partnership took major steps forward earlier this year with the conclusion of a comprehensive free trade agreement…”
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“This agreement and the other major trade agreements signed by both India and the EU in the past year underline the fact that we still…”
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“India has been applying values based realism for far longer than we have.”
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“I have proposed two permanent seats for Asia, two for Africa and one for Latin America [in the UN Security Council].”
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“India should have a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.”
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“We should reform the Bretton Woods institutions.”
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“We also urgently need to reform the WTO to work better for all of us.”
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“Technology, especially AI regulation is a test case. AI is a life changing technology.”
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“New technologies should not deepen the digital divide between the developed and the developing world.”
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“India is both a driver and a bridge of AI and technology.”
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“For international institutions to survive, we need to strengthen regional integration globally.”
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“Regional organizations are at their best when they support the multilateral system and amplify the voices of their members.”
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“We need to reform the multilateral system to better reflect the realities of today.”
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“Those principles are enshrined in the UN Charter. Prohibition of the use of force and respect for sovereignty and international law.”
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“We need to rebalance the world order.”
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“It is in our interest to make the international system more inclusive and fairer while maintaining its core values and principles.”
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