A Spanish perspective on the Biden Presidency and the future of transatlantic relations

Carlota García Encina & Luis Simón. ARI 56/2021 (English version) - 3/6/2021.

What challenges and opportunities lie ahead, from the perspective of Spanish influence, on the road to relaunching transatlantic relations following Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House?

Biden’s first 100 days: a more European US; should Europe now become more American?

Miguel Otero-Iglesias & Federico Steinberg. Expert Comment 16/2021 (English version) - 10/5/2021.

The US President, Joe Biden, has completed his first 100 days in the White House with economic policies that have been described as revolutionary and may be hammering a final nail into the coffin of neoliberalism.

Western Sahara: can a Trump tweet lead to unlocking the stalemate?

Haizam Amirah-Fernández & Isabelle Werenfels. ARI 43/2021 - 7/4/2021.

The outgoing US President Donald Trump recognised Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara in exchange for Morocco normalising relations with Israel. The new Biden Administration still has to make an unequivocal statement defining its position on the conflict. Meanwhile, several scenarios, risks and opportunities arise.

Spain and the US, from Trump to Biden

Carlota García Encina. ARI 22/2021 - 19/2/2021.

What is the bilateral relationship between Spain and the US with the new Administration in the White House?

Biden is unlike Trump, also as regards China

Mario Esteban. ARI 136/2020 (English version) - 2/12/2020.

This paper analyses the implications of the election of Joe Biden on US policy towards China and for its European allies.

Emerging security challenges in NATO’s southern neighbourhood

Ian O. Lesser. ARI 79/2019-3/7/2019.

NATO has always had a southern exposure. Today’s strategic environment provides a new context for this traditional question, but also raises fundamental questions of geography, alliance politics and a shared approach to risks.

From trade diplomacy to economic warfare: the international economic policy of the Trump Administration

Richard Higgott. WP 10/2019 - 31/5/2019.

This paper is an analysis of the discursive practices of the international economic policy of the Administration of President Donald Trump, writ large. Within this conceptual context it offers an empirical case study of the US-China relationship across the spectrum.

How should the EU confront President Trump?

Federico Steinberg. ARI 115/2018 (English version) - 15/10/2018.

To what extent is the Trump Presidency just an anomaly or a symptom of something more profound? How should the EU react?

Relations between the US Intelligence Community and US Presidents, including the Trump Administration

Gustavo Díaz Matey. WP 15/2018 (English version) - 16/7/2018.

Technology and covert operations have been the driving forces in the Community’s evolution, which has been tremendously divided since its inception and has moved progressively towards its own centralisation with the aim of improving coordination and efficacy.

The Trump Administration’s National Security Strategy

Carlota García Encina. WP 14/2018 (English version) - 13/7/2018.

The new National Security Strategy aspires to move beyond ‘leading from behind’ to a deeper engagement with this global competition. The US will strive to regain its leadership in new technologies and innovation and to adapt to the new competition in cyberspace and outer space.