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Low-angle shot of the Cuban flag flying against a clear sky. The flagpole is situated at the top of the stone façade of the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales. To its right, a taller wall rises, topped by a bell.

Latin America Analyses

Is the Cuban regime the next to fall?

By Emilio Morales, Juan Antonio Blanco

15 Apr 2026 //

22 mins Reading time

View of the main façade of the Palace of the Revolution, headquarters of the presidency and government of the Republic of Cuba. The building features multiple columns behind the main entrance staircase. In the center of the image, the Cuban flag flies on a flagpole.

Latin America Analyses

Cuba and a possible loss of Venezuelan support: macroeconomic vulnerabilities and political risks

The US military intervention in Venezuela will have significant consequences for Cuba, a key economic partner of Maduro’s regime.

By Pavel Vidal Alejandro, Susanne Gratius

09 Apr 2026 //

21 mins Reading time

Chamber of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Seven rows of tables with representatives of the European Parliament face the assembly, opposite the presiding table. Behind them are the flags of the Member States and the European Union, and two screens. Both the walls of the chamber and the ceiling are white.

Latin America Experts Comments

The European Parliament halts the EU-MERCOSUR agreement in court: what is at stake

The European Parliament's challenge to the EU-Mercosur agreement delays and introduce unpredictability on its parliamentary ratification.

By Ernesto Talvi

11 Feb 2026 //

7 mins Reading time

Latin America Analyses

The Maduro operation: five insights on power and international relations

What Operation Maduro reveals about geopolitical competition in which power and strategic interests prevail.

By Ernesto Talvi

26 Jan 2026 //

16 mins Reading time

Signing ceremony for the Mercosur-EU agreement in Asunción, Paraguay (17/01/2026). On stage, raising their hands together, from left to right: José Raúl Mulino, President of Panama; Rodrigo Paz, President of Bolivia; Antonio Costa, President of the European Council; Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Santiago Peña, President of Paraguay; Javier Milei, President of Argentina; Yamandú Orsi, President of Uruguay; and Mauro Vieira, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Behind them, a table bearing the words “Presidencia Pro Tempore Paraguay 2026” (Paraguay Pro Tempore Presidency 2026) displays some of the flags of the signatory countries and, further back, a screen bearing the words “Signing ceremony: Association between Mercosur and the European Union”, framed by the flags of Mercosur and the European Union.

Latin America Experts Comments

The EU-Mercosur agreement: historic and foundational

The signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement establishes a key alliance in a world of geopolitical competition between major blocs.

By Antoni Estevadeordal, Ernesto Talvi

23 Jan 2026 //

7 mins Reading time

Vector illustration of the map of Spain transformed into dots as part of Europe and the Iberian Peninsula, with the north coast of Africa, on a dark red background.

International Security Events

Presentation of the Elcano Policy Paper “Spain in the world in 2026: prospects and challenges”

Presentation of the 14th edition of the policy paper Spain in the World, a collective work by the Elcano Royal Institute.

16 Jan 2026 //

1 min Reading time

A crowd of people at El Rastro market on Calle Embajadores in Madrid. On either side are market stalls with goods for sale, with trees lining the street in the background and a child sitting on someone's shoulders with his back to the camera in the foreground.

Technology and economics Analyses

Immigration and the labour market in Spain (II): Latin American immigration

Latin American migration account for an increasing share of migratory inflows and comprise almost half (48%) of immigrants living in Spain.

By Carmen González Enríquez, José Pablo Martínez

19 Dec 2025 //

22 mins Reading time

The flags of the United States and Venezuela flying in a clear sky. In the foreground, the flag of the United States, and in the background, the flag of Venezuela, fly above the flagpoles against a clear sky with a few clouds.

Latin America Analyses

Venezuela and Trump

The military deployment of Trump Administration in the Caribbean points to larger policy goals towards Venezuela.

By Carlota García Encina, Carlos Malamud

04 Dec 2025 //

21 mins Reading time

Large conference room at the Doha Forum with attendees in front of a blue-lit stage and two screens displaying the word ‘DOHA’.

Latin America Events

Doha Forum 2025. Paths to Prosperity in Latin America: the role of cross-regional diplomacy

A session on the role of Latin America’s cross-regional diplomacy beyond multilateralism at the Doha Forum 2025.

03 Dec 2025 //

2 mins Reading time

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