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 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.

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.