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.

The Future of Values in Cyber Security Strategies

Danny Steed. ARI 16/2020 - 27/2/2020.

This paper addresses the challenges that have arisen from an overly technical focus on cyber security that has failed to consider the application of value sets in strategy creation.

The EU-Japan connectivity partnership: a sustainable initiative awaiting materialisation

Mario Esteban & Ugo Armanini. ARI12/2020 - 4/2/2020.

Implementing the Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure promising agenda is yet to be done and would require a significant and sustained financial commitment, as well as an efficient coordination between the EU and Japan, and beyond.

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?