Press releases

On this page you can read all the press releases issued by the Press Office of the Elcano Royal Institute, filtered by year of publication.

Press releases by year:
2026
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17 Jun 2026
Press Release No. 328

The 2026 Elcano Global Presence Index analyses 25 years of globalisation amid profound change

Madrid, 17 June 2026. Despite growing uncertainty and increased geopolitical fragmentation, globalisation is not in retreat: it is, however, changing. The historical cycle that began in the 1990s seems to have run its course, with the globalisation paradigm, which these days rests as much on its economic as on its soft power dimension –migration, sport, […]

A stylised world map on a gradient background in shades of purple, with countries coloured in varying shades of blue, violet and cyan to indicate global distribution or presence.
17 Jun 2026
Press Release No. 328

The 2026 Elcano Global Presence Index analyses 25 years of globalisation amid profound change

Madrid, 17 June 2026. Despite growing uncertainty and increased geopolitical fragmentation, globalisation is not in retreat: it is, however, changing. The historical cycle that began in the 1990s seems to have run its course, with the globalisation paradigm, which these days rests as much on its economic as on its soft power dimension –migration, sport, […]