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King's Gate in Kaliningrad formerly Königsberg, Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia). Photo: A.Savin, WikiCommons.

Global Spectator

The greater Europe that might have been and the one that, unfortunately, could be in prospect

By Andrés Ortega // 08 Mar 202208 Mar 2022

The failed Chinese mediation in the Afghan conflict.Pakistan-China border. Photo: Banalities (CC BY 2.0)

China, the US and the new world order

The failed Chinese mediation in the Afghan conflict

By Ahmad Bilal Khalil // 24 Feb 202224 Feb 2022

Outer space: the new horizon on EU’s strategic autonomy. Picture of the sun in the night sky from space. Photo: Qimono

Technology and economics

Outer space: the new horizon on EU’s strategic autonomy

By Raquel Jorge Ricart // 23 Feb 202223 Feb 2022

Will Web3 save liberal democracy? People walking on a walkalator. Photo: David Yu

Global Spectator

Will Web3 save liberal democracy?

By Andrés Ortega // 22 Feb 202222 Feb 2022

Grappling with a national tragedy. La Escalinata del Óvalo in Teruel, Spain. Photo: Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Grappling with a national tragedy

By William Chislett // 15 Feb 202215 Feb 2022

China’s stance on Ukraine: preventing NATO from interfering in the Indo-Pacific. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping shaking hands. Photo: Press Service of the President of the Russian Federation (CC BY 4.0)

Global Spectator

China’s stance on Ukraine: preventing NATO from interfering in the Indo-Pacific

By Andrés Ortega // 08 Feb 202208 Feb 2022

Putin wins and loses: towards a new European order? Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Vice-President of the European Commission, in Ukraine. Photo: Genya Savilov / EC - Audiovisual Service, ©European Union, 2022.

Global Spectator

Putin wins and loses: towards a new European order?

By Andrés Ortega // 25 Jan 202224 Jan 2022

Facing the possibility of a long pandemic. Old movie theater sign. Photo: Old movie theater sign. Photo: Edwin Hooper.

Facing the possibility of a long pandemic

By Andrés Ortega // 11 Jan 202213 Jan 2022

Spain’s state pension conundrum. Inside Spain, December 2021. Photo: Roberto Tadeo (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Influence and image of Spain

Spain’s state pension conundrum

By William Chislett // 23 Dec 202118 Apr 2022

Is the data, and democracy. Wormhole simulation with the word data. Photo: geralt (Pixabay)

Democracy and citizenship

Is the data, and democracy

By Raquel Jorge Ricart // 16 Dec 202113 Jan 2022

The digital euro and the future of Europe. Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank. Photo: European Central Bank (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Future of Europe

The digital euro and the future of Europe

By Andrés Ortega // 14 Dec 202113 Jan 2022

All wars are hybrid, but war and the notion of hybrid have changed. Wooden chess pawn. Photo: George Becker.

International Security

All wars are hybrid, but war and the notion of hybrid have changed

By Andrés Ortega // 30 Nov 202113 Jan 2022