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.

Spain’s socialists beat a divided right but without a clear majority

William Chislett. Expert Comment 12/2019 - 29/4/2019.

The Socialists won Spain’s third general election in less than four years, but without a governing majority.

The 1981 coup d’état and trial in Spain: possible lessons for Turkey

WP 7/2019 - 23/4/2019. WP 7/2019 - 23/4/2019.

This paper briefly analyses the attempted coup d’état carried out in Spain in February 1981 and the trial that was held in its aftermath, with a view to extracting possible lessons that might prove useful to those currently engaged in post-coup justice in Turkey.