The analyses are short pieces -of around 3,000 words- on aspects of current international affairs considered to be of relevance to Spain, its foreign policy or its security. In broad terms ARIs are intended to have a predictive bearing on events.

In the desert or at sea? Securing Europe’s southern flank

Sven Biscop. ARI 96/2020 - 16/7/2020.

Europe’s neighbourhood in the Middle East and North Africa is set to become even more instable. Are Europeans capable of securing their own southern flank?

Balancing geopolitics with Green Deal recovery: in search of a comprehensive Euro-Mediterranean energy script

Gonzalo Escribano & Lara Lázaro. ARI 95/2020 - 15/7/2020.

The EU’s new Energy Diplomacy Action Plan requires a comprehensive and appealing approach to rapidly shifting Euro-Mediterranean energy geopolitics.

COVID-19: reaffirming cyber as a 21st century geopolitical battleground

Danny Steed. ARI 94/2020 - 14/7/2020.

The COVID-19 global pandemic carries huge numbers of ramifications globally, with consequences that will extend far past the end of the current crisis. This paper examines the geopolitical impact on cyber security that coronavirus is having.

The weaponisation of synthetic media: what threat does this pose to national security?

Matteo E. Bonfanti. ARI 93/2020 - 14/7/2020.

The weaponisation of hyper-realistic synthetic video, audio, images, or texts –generally known as of synthetic media– may affect national security. How and to what extent?

EU-Japan cooperation on defence capabilities: possibilities?

Michito Tsuruoka & Daniel Fiott. ARI 76/2020 - 22/5/2020.

Europe and Japan have an interest in developing defence capabilities and research but there are challenges and cooperation is conditioned by a shifting geopolitical landscape.