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Human Rights: An Obstacle to Peace in the Western Sahara? (ARI) ARI 47/2011 (Translated from Spanish) - 11/4/2011 Renata Capella Soler The establishment of a human rights monitoring mechanism in the Western Sahara, preferably through an expansion of MINURSO’s mandate, would change the underlying dynamics of the conflict and allow for progress in the negotiation process.
Challenges facing the international community in addressing peace-building priorities in Guinea-Bissau 14/3/2011 Joseph Mutaboba Remarks by Joseph Mutaboba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General  for Guinea-Bissau, on the peace-building priorities in this country at the Elcano Royal Institute (Madrid) on16 February 2011.
Two Years of G-20 Summits: Adagio Spiccato (ARI) ARI 162/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 10/1/2011 Pablo Moreno The G-20 summit in Seoul has taken steps towards a global financial reform, the internal reform of the IMF and the establishment of a new development agenda.
Changing the Course of MDGs by Changing the Discourse (ARI) ARI 132/2010 - 8/9/2010 Jan Vandemoortele The review meeting on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that will take place in September 2010 in New York is likely to focus on the usual troika of growth, aid and governance. This paper argues that in order to accelerate the course of MDGs, the discourse at the September meeting should be radically different.
NATO-EU Cooperation in the Atlantic Alliance’s Future Strategic Concept (ARI) ARI 25/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 12/4/2010 Mario A. Laborie Iglesias NATO and EU cooperation on security and defence is one of the fundamental issues to be reviewed in the development process of the Atlantic Alliance’s new Strategic Concept, envisaged for 2010.
Climate Change Talks: Breakdown in Copenhagen; Next Stop, Mexico 2010 (COP 16) (ARI) ARI 9/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 9/3/2010 Lara Lázaro-Touza This ARI examines the climate change summit held in Copenhagen from 7-18 December 2009: the preparations for it, how it unfolded, the results and the pending challenges.
The World Digital Library (WDL) and Universal Access to Knowledge (ARI) ARI 168/2009 - 15/12/2009 Abdelaziz Abid The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
The transatlantic cocaine business: Europe’s options as it confronts new drug trafficking routes (WP) WP 45/2009 (Translated from Spanish) - 14/12/2009 Daniel Brombacher and Günther Maihold The goal of this study is to review European foreign policy tools involved in controlling supply, leaving aside domestic policy measures designed to cut demand, the efficiency of which is widely recognised in most countries of the EU.
International Terrorism and the Rule of Law 24/6/2009 Hisashi Owada Keynote speech by the President of the International Court of Justice Hisashi Owada at the Seminar ‘Civil Society Civil Society Facing the Consequences of Terrorism: Victims of Terrorism, Civil Liberties and Human Rights’ organised by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the Embassy of Switzerland and and the Elcano Royal Institute and held in Madrid from 15 to 16 June 2009.
Spain and the G-20: A Strategic Proposal for Enhancing its Role in Global Governance 8/4/2009 Elcano Royal Institute This paper explores the role Spain can and should play in the institutions engaged in global governance in the current context of financial crisis and reconfiguration of international power centres. After briefly analysing Spain’s relative position in the world –on the basis of economic and other criteria– the study suggests the path it should follow to boost its influence in the world. The paper points out Spain’s comparative advantages, the areas where it could contribute most, and the shortcomings that make it difficult to translate Spain’s economic weight into greater political influence at the global level.
In Spain's interest: A Committed Foreign Policy (Translated from Spanish) - 2/7/2008 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero An address by the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero at the Prado Museum (Madrid) on 16 June 2008 organised by the Elcano Royal Institute, with the collaboration of the following Spanish institutions: CIDOB Foundation, FRIDE, ICEI and INCIPE. (This text is also available in French: Dans l’intérêt de l’Espagne: une politique extérieure engagée).
Remarks by Mr. Kofi A. Annan 17/6/2008 Kofi A. Annan Remarks by Kofi A. Annan at the conference of the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, held at the Prado Museum (Madrid) on 16 June 2008 and organised by the Elcano Royal Institute, with the collaboration of the following Spanish institutions: CIDOB Foundation, FRIDE, ICEI and INCIPE.
The Chad Conflict, United Nations (MINURCAT) and the European Union (EUFOR) (ARI) ARI 20/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 10/3/2008 Félix Arteaga The European EUFOR Chad/CAR mission, in support of humanitarian and police action for the United Nations mission in Chad and the Central African Republic, has been suspended until peace is restored to the region.
The Fight Against Corruption: The World Bank Proposal (ARI) ARI 35/2007(Translated from Spanish) - 30/3/2007 Luis Martí A wide-ranging World Bank anti-corruption strategy is pending approval from the organisation’s Development Committee. This ARI examines the strong political tint that the Bank’s activity might acquire in attempting to conduct in-depth assessment of the level of corruption in member countries.
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