Informe Elcano 26. European trade policy in a changing international environment
Coordinators: Enrique Feás & Federico Steinberg. Elcano Royal Institute, 2020.
A Think Tank Statement. The new geopolitics of climate governance: distributing leadership for enhanced ambition
Elcano Royal Institute & IDDRI - December 2019
Conclusion statements by the Elcano Royal Institute and IDDRI, co-organisers of the think tanks workshop “The Geopolitics of increasing climate ambition”, held at the Elcano on 11 December 2019.
Quo vadis, Spain
William Chislett. ARI 5/2020 - 20/1/2020.
Spain finally has a functioning government and its first coalition administration in decades, ending eight months of political deadlock, and it faces a raft of challenges.
A geopolitical Commission? Beware the industrial-strategic gap in EU defence policy
Luis Simón. ARI 1/2020 - 10/1/2020.
To what extent will the European Commission’s efforts to promote a rationalisation of the European defence industry be based on a common political and strategic vision about the future of European defence?
The future of values in the EU Global Strategy 2020
Maryna Rabinovych & Zuzana Reptova. ARI 112/2019 - 19/11/2019.
The revised version of the EU Global Strategy is to be released by the next High Representative. What potential is there for introducing a new focus on fundamental values in order to boost the EU’s global role at a time of crisis for the international liberal order?
The end of Critical Engagement: on the failures of the EU’s North Korea strategy
Eric J. Ballbach. ARI 101/2019 - 6/11/2019.
After evaluating the EU’s North-Korea strategy, this paper argues that Critical Engagement should be substituted by a more proactive approach that would better serve Brussel’s interests in the region.
The self-determination of peoples vs human rights in liberal democracies: the case of Catalonia
Helena Torroja. ARI 99/2019 - 29/10/2019.
The abusive interpretations of the international norm of the self-determination of peoples by secessionist groups in liberal democracies entail a violation of the fundamental human rights of the entire population of the state in question. This paper discusses the norm’s abuse in reference to the people of Catalonia.
Syria strains Turkey’s ties to the West even after US withdrawal?
Nicholas Danforth. Expert Comment 27/2019 - 18/10/2019.
After seven decades, Turkey’s relationship with its nominal American and European NATO allies appears fundamentally broken. And there is still plenty of room for it to get worse. The current crisis in Syria is both a symptom and a driver of the breakdown.
Diplomacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Corneliu Bjola. ARI 98/2019 - 11/10/2019.
The key question on the mind of policymakers now is whether Artificial Intelligence would be able to deliver on its promises instead of entering another season of scepticism and stagnation.
Cyber Security: How GDPR is already impacting the public-private relationship
Danny Steed. ARI 97/2019 - 14/10/2019.
For anybody wanting to participate in a public-private relationship within the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the calculus must be weight of the well-known “carrot” gained from collaborative exchange with the new regulatory “stick” being wielded in Europe.
The independence conflict in Catalonia
Elcano Royal Institute. 9 October 2019.
This special dossier aims to provide an overview and background information on Catalonia’s independence bid, the attempts to ‘internationalise the conflict’ and its European dimension, and the possible future scenarios.
The challenges facing Josep Borrell as the next EU foreign policy chief: an interview with Joseph Weiler
Argelia Queralt & Ignacio Molina. 8/10/2019.
Interview with Joseph H.H. Weiler on the role to be played by the new High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell.
Mody’s ‘Euro tragedy’: the counter story
Miguel Otero-Iglesias. WP 13/2018 - 16/9/2019.
This is a long and dissenting review, in nine acts, of Ashoka Mody’s book EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Acts, based on a political economy approach, generally absent in the book.
Negotiations with North Korea: reviving a stalled process?
Ramón Pacheco Pardo. ARI 93/2019 - 13/9/2019.
This analysis argues that US-North Korea and inter-Korean diplomacy have stalled in the months since the Hanoi summit, yet negotiations will eventually resume as they are the most realistic way to deal with North Korea’s nuclear programme.
Converging western cultural policy debates
Ángel Badillo Matos. Expert Comment 23/2019 - 7/8/2019.
The last decades of the 20th century saw the emergence of culture as a scientific domain, as a public-policy issue and even as a range of professional profiles.
Strategic autonomy in a new era: a Cold-War risk assessment of China’s involvement in the EU’s 5G networks
Mario Esteban & Ugo Armanini. ARI 89/2019 - 6/8/2019.
This paper suggests studying the relations between the EU and China through a Cold War analysis framework.
A strategic look at the position of High Representative and Commission Vice-President
Ignacio Molina & Luis Simón. ARI 88/2019 - 5/8/2019.
What is the potential, and which are the shortcomings and possible ways of strengthening the post of High Representative for Foreign Affairs (and Vice-President of the European Commission) in order to improve the efficiency and standing of the EU as a global player?
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