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Great power conflicts are the pandemic of our time

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By Julia Mertens

Published: June 3rd, 2025,
Last updated: June 4th, 2025

Marc De Vos
Marc De Vos is a professor at Ghent University and co-CEO of the think tank Itinera.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was awarded the Politikaward as „Politician of the Year“ on Monday evening in Berlin. The following is a slightly abridged version of the laudatory speech given by Belgian legal scholar and think tanker Marc De Vos.

It is an honor and a pleasure to be here with you in celebrating what is too often neglected in the daily churn of democratic politics: recognizing leadership and accomplishment.

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