Anders Fogh Rasmussen began his political career in 1978, becoming the youngest member of Parliament in Denmark at the age of 25. He was promoted to Minister of Economic Affairs in 1990 and became Prime Minister of Denmark in 2001. He held this position until 2009 when he was appointed Secretary General of NATO. During his tenure, he developed a Strategic Concept which sets the Alliance’s core priorities for the future. In response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, he initiated a “Readiness Action Plan”.

In July 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Anders Fogh Rasmussen to co-chair an international working group on security guarantees for Ukraine. Following this, Anders Fogh Rasmussen co-authored the Kyiv Security Compact with President Zelenskyy’s Chief of Staff Andrei Yermak.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen holds a M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Aarhus.

Topics

• Geopolitical Trends and International Hot Spots
• International Security Challenges
• Geopolitical Changes – Europe’s Role
• Leadership in a Troubled World
• Technology: New Frontiers in the Battle for Global Leadership
• Influence of Technology on Geopolitics

Publications

• The Will to Lead: America’s Indispensable Role in the Global Fight for Freedom (2016)

Awards

• Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Orange-Nassau (2014)
• St. George Medal, 1st Class, awarded by the Defence Minister of Bulgaria (2014)
• Order of Stara Planina, awarded by the President of Bulgaria (2014)
• Order of Liberty, awarded by the President of Ukraine (2014)
• Doctor Honoris Causa title by the University of Bucharest (2013)
• Medal of Merit in Gold (2012)
• Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog (2009)