Advisory Council

Approved by the Board of Trustees of the Elcano Royal Institute at its meeting of 15 December 2022, the Advisory Council brings together former members of the Scientific Council who maintain links with the Institute’s activity and global projection, thus preserving the great intellectual capital accumulated in recent years.

It shares with the Scientific Council the aim of strengthening and multiplying the analytical capacity and impact of the Elcano Royal Institute on the academic community, think tank networks and society, thus contributing to its mission.

Advisory Council Members (in alphabetical order)

Professor of Political Science
University of Salamanca
President of the Spanish Federal Council of the European Movement
European Movement Spain
Professor of Public International Law / Permanent Member, Third Chamber, Council of State
University of Oviedo / Spanish Council of State
Secretary General
Aspen Institute España
Senior Research Associate, IBEI
Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Journalist and columnist
El País
Professor of Public International Law and International Relations / Editor-in-chief of Política Exterior magazine
CEU San Pablo University / Fundación Análisis de Política Exterior
Colonel of the Army, Diploma in General Staff
Director of the Division of Coordination and Studies of the General Secretariat for Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence of Spain
Senior Advisor
Vinces Consulting
Director General
Toledo International Center for Peace (CITPax)
Vice-President for Institutional Affairs and Organisation
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Deputy Head of Mission at the Spanish Embassy in Brazil
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation
Founding partner and CEO
Iberglobal
Professor of International Relations
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Director
Instituto de Cuestiones Internacionales y Política Exterior (INCIPE)
Senior Researcher
Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais (IPRI)
Vice-Rector for Research and Transfer
DECSAI – University of Granada
Senior Consultant
Flint Spain
Senior Advisor
IE University
Former Director-General of Department for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO)
European Commission
Ambassador of Spain
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation
Distinguished Fellow
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
General Consul of Spain in Bogota
Spanish Consulate in Colombia
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Palacio & Asociados
Director of the Latin American Centre (Oxford School of Global and Area Studies), Professor of the History and Politics of Latin America & William Golding Senior Fellow of Brasenose
University of Oxford
Visiting Professor in Practice and former correspondent for The Economist
London School of Economics (LSE)
Non-executive director (independent)
Santander Group
Professor and journalist
Professor of the Political Economy of Development. Oxford Department of International Development
University of Oxford
President of the Social Council
Consejo Social de la UCLM
Ambassador of Spain
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation
Senior Fellow
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Senior Adviser. Distinguished Policy Fellow
ECFR Madrid
Professor of Political Science and Public Administration
Universidad Pablo de Olavide of Seville
Secretary General
Metropolis
Senior Associate. Democracy and Rule of Law Program
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Director
Fundación FAES