The challenge for Spain to use the EU’s pandemic recovery fund wisely

William Chislett. ARI 101/2020 - 31/8/2020.

Spain is one of the main beneficiaries of the EU’s pandemic recovery fund, aimed at making the economy more sustainable and innovative, but will it be able to take full advantage?

Has Spain’s management of COVID-19 been a failure? Errors, lessons and recommendations

Ignacio Molina, Miguel Otero-Iglesias & José Pablo Martínez. WP 16/2020 (English version) - 27/7/2020.

Spain has been one of the countries that has recorded the greatest impact of COVID-19 in the world. Bearing in mind the information now available, it is possible to postulate certain hypotheses regarding the reasons that account for the severity of the disease’s spread in our country.

Living with COVID-19: The thinking behind Spain’s lockdown exit plan

Miguel Otero-Iglesias. Expert Comment 21/2020 - 2/6/2020.

Spain’s lockdown exit plan is based on four pillars: (1) proper data and healthcare capacities; (2) geographical asymmetry; (3) a two-way street with different speeds; and (4) subsidiarity and co-responsibility.

Life beyond multilateralism? COVID-19, European strategic autonomy and Spanish foreign policy

Félix Arteaga & Luis Simón. ARI 74/2020 (English version) - 20/5/2020.

EU and Spanish foreign policy were undergoing a transition from multilateralism to strategic autonomy to adapt to an increasingly competitive geopolitical environment. However, COVID-19 raises questions about whether international politics will be characterised by a renewal of multilateralism or an aggravation of great power competition.

The influence –and weakness– of Spain’s European policy in the face of the pandemic: from a diagnostic to proposals and recommendations

Ignacio Molina & Federico Steinberg. ARI 68/2020 (English version) - 12/5/2020.

This paper analyses the position of Spain in the EU’s management of the present health and economic crisis.

Spain-China relations and COVID-19: the bright and dark sides of a necessary partnership for Spain

Mario Esteban & Ugo Armanini. ARI 62/2020 (English version) - 6/5/2020.

The COVID-19 crisis may be a turning point for China’s foreign relations. This paper analyses its impact on Spanish-Chinese relations, an issue of particular importance from a European perspective.

Coronavirus: trends and landscapes for the aftermath

Andrés Ortega. ARI 51/2020 (English version) - 20/4/2020.

This paper examines several possible trends in the world and in Spain originating from the coronavirus crisis, the policies implemented and their consequences, in four dimensions: temporal; economic and social; political; and geopolitical. It concludes with three possible scenarios that stand out among the many possibilities.

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.

The independence conflict in Catalonia

Elcano Royal Institute. 9 October 2019.

This special dossier aims to provide an overview and background information on Catalonia’s independence bid, the attempts to ‘internationalise the conflict’ and its European dimension, and the possible future scenarios.

Spain’s influence in the European Parliament: an historical survey and predictions for the new political cycle

Ilke Toygür & Carlos Carnicero Urabayen. ARI 56/2019 - 21/5/2019.

The European parliamentary elections in May 2019 represent a major opportunity for Spain to increase its influence in the EU.