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Flags of the European Union and the United States lined up on their masts at the entrance to the European Parliament during a meeting of leaders in 2017. Competitiveness

China, the US and the new world order

Analysis

Trump 2.0: transatlantic security, the European response, and the implications for Spain and Portugal

By Federico Steinberg, Bruno Cardoso Reis // Posted on 30 Apr 2025

Facade of the Ministry of Economy headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Three people queue while a policeman watches them. A man (in a suit with a briefcase) and a woman (walking in the opposite direction) pass by on the pavement.

Technology and economics

Analysis

The keys to Argentina’s IMF agreement: old wine in a new bottle

By Ernesto Talvi // Posted on 29 Apr 2025

Microphone and nameplate for the United States at a United Nations Security Council meeting room, with the Algeria nameplate visible beside it. The room features modern lighting, a central horseshoe-shaped table, red and blue seating, and a large mural on the wall. Trump

China, the US and the new world order

Analysis

Power politics and the fear factor: Trump redefines the international order

By Ernesto Talvi, Gabriel Leiva García // Posted on 21 Apr 2025

A dark digital panel at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange displays data from the German DAX stock index, with large, bright numbers showing share prices. tariff

Analysis

Trump’s tariff rage and its unforeseen dimensions on the global financial markets

By Ernesto Talvi, Tomás Sanguinetti // Posted on 16 Apr 2025

Abstract 3D image of a world map, composed of pixelated blocks in bluish and greyish tones. China

China, the US and the new world order

Analysis

Shattered hegemony: the rivalry between the US and China in the new era of the politics of force

By José Juan Ruiz // Posted on 16 Apr 2025

Daytime view of the floating LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel (Germany), a port featuring ships, cranes, an industrial plant, wind turbines, and an electrical substation, where the sea meets vast green areas. Russia

Climate and energy

Analysis

The end of the war in Ukraine and the future of the EU-Russia energy relation

By Ignacio Urbasos Arbeloa // Posted on 10 Apr 2025

Chilean citizens vote during the second round of the 2024 regional elections in Santiago (Chile). The building is a metal-structured hall with a vaulted roof and large windows that allow plenty of natural light to enter. In the middle of the room, several voting booths are arranged in the centre of the hall. Latin America

Analysis

Fifty years of economic and political cycles in Latin America: ‘voting with the wallet’ still rules

By Ernesto Talvi, José Pablo Martínez // Posted on 02 Apr 2025

View of the walls and part of the dome of the United Nations General Assembly Hall at the UN Headquarters in New York. Geopolitics

Analysis

The US-China rivalry and Latin American geopolitics: from narrative to data

By Ernesto Talvi, Gabriel Leiva García // Posted on 27 Mar 2025

Nighttime projection on the United Nations Headquarters in New York City displaying the 17 colorful Sustainable Development Goals on the General Assembly building and a mosaic of world flags on the Secretariat tower, marking the UN’s 70th anniversary and promoting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Private Capital Mobilisation

Globalization, development and governance

Analysis

Resetting the private capital mobilisation narrative: from rhetoric to reality

By Samantha Attridge // Posted on 26 Mar 2025

A Belgian F-16 pilot, wearing a flight helmet, oxygen mask, and full flight suit, sits inside the bubble canopy of a grey F-16 Fighting Falcon. The cockpit features visible instrument panels and side-stick controls, with warning labels on the fuselage just below the cockpit. The aircraft is parked on the tarmac at Florennes Air Base under a bright, partly cloudy sky during a NATO Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) exercise. Defence

International Security

Analysis

Europe’s best bet is to increasingly rely on itself for its own security and defence

By Emiliano Alessandri, Domenec Ruiz-Devesa // Posted on 24 Mar 2025

Petrochemical complex located in Tarragona illuminated at night, with large industrial structures, pipelines and platforms framed by a dark blue sky.

Climate and energy

Analysis

The volatility of energy prices and its effect on industry

By Enrique Feás, Isidoro Tapia // Posted on 20 Mar 2025

Expanded map of North Africa with a magnifying glass, detailing the countries along the Mediterranean coast (Morocco, Algeria, and Libya) and the Iberian Peninsula on the European continent. Gas

Climate and energy

Analysis

Another round of Algerian gas for Europe

By Gonzalo Escribano // Posted on 17 Mar 2025