Bruno Maçães
Bruno Maçães is a Portuguese politician, consultant and author. He is a senior advisor at Flint Global,[1] former Secretary of State for European Affairs in Portugal, and a columnist for the New Statesman.[2]
Education
He studied at the University of Lisbon and Harvard University, where he wrote his doctoral dissertation under Harvey Mansfield. [3]
Career
His tenure as Secretary of State for European Affairs in Portugal took place during the country's financial crisis. In 2013 the main Greek newspaper wrote that he was very German in his economic views.[4] He told an audience in London that Germany has a "hypocritical" view to trade negotiations.[5] He was described by Wolfgang Munchau as "reinventing the wheel" after tabling a number of proposals for eurozone reform.[6] In April 2014 he defended an energy pact between the United States and Europe to face the Russian threat.[7] His strategy was to create an energy revolution and move Europe to the Atlantic.[8]
He left government in November 2015. He was decorated by the President of Romania.[9]
He was a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe and the Hudson Institute.
He is the author of four books: Dawn of Eurasia: On the Trail of the New World Order, Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order, History Has Begun: The Birth of a New America, and Geopolitics for the End Time: From the Pandemic to the Climate Crisis.
His book The Dawn of Eurasia, published by Penguin in January 2018,[10] argues that the distinction between Europe and Asia has disappeared.[11] His argument is that it is increasingly difficult to draw a border between the two continents.[12] Tyler Cowen wrote that The Dawn of Eurasia was the best book he had read all year.[13] In 2018 The Dawn of Eurasia was granted the international Ranald MacDonald Award.
His book History Has Begun describes a theory of virtualism.[14] Malloy Owen wrote: “ Like Alexis de Tocqueville, Bruno Maçães is an aristocratic European traveler in search of the meaning of the New World.”[15]
References
- ^ "Council members – European Council on Foreign Relations". ECFR. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Bruno Maçães, Author at New Statesman". New Statesman. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "Transcript of Harvey Mansfield (III) on "Conversations"". Conversations with Bill Kristol. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "«Γερμανός» ο Πορτογάλος υφυπουργός Εξωτερικών, Ξενια Κουναλακη | Kathimerini". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
- ^ Bermingham, Finbarr (2014-11-06). TTIP: Germany Accused of Hypocrisy over Opposition to ISDS Clause. International Business Times. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Eurointelligence - Bruno Maçães reinvents the wheel". www.eurointelligence.com. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
- ^ Maçães, Bruno (Apr 22, 2014). "Send a Message to Putin With a Trans-Atlantic Energy Pact". Retrieved Apr 18, 2020 – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ "Energy revolution from East to West". Jun 4, 2014. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
- ^ "Ceremonia de remitere a medaliilor pentru înalti oficiali portughezi". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Maçães, Bruno. "The Dawn of Eurasia". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
- ^ Maçães, Bruno (2015-11-25). "We are all Eurasian now". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2022-01-10. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
- ^ Maçães, Bruno (Apr 18, 2016). "The return of Eurasia?". New Eastern Europe (2 (21)): 7–11. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020 – via www.ceeol.com.
- ^ "*The Dawn of Eurasia*". Marginal REVOLUTION. Aug 21, 2017. Retrieved Apr 18, 2020.
- ^ Maçães, Bruno (2020-09-09). "How Fantasy Triumphed Over Reality in American Politics". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "The House Always Wins". The Hedgehog Review. Retrieved 2022-05-21.