Project Management Office

The Elcano Royal Institute has undertaken specific research projects within the framework of international, European and domestic programmes, with the goal of placing the Institute at the forefront of cooperative research in the pan-European context, contributing to the Spanish presence in research processes aimed at aiding EU decision-making and giving impetus to the setting up of international strategic studies to reflect Spanish interests. All this is on the basis of innovation, scientific excellence, methodical analysis, transfer of knowledge and the harnessing of results.

Through its Project Management Office, set up in 2014, the Elcano Royal Institute has promoted the Institute’s candidacy in public and private bids for funding, identifies strategic partners and manages networks of collaborative alliances.

Sara Megía

Director of the Project Management Office

Ongoing Projects Past Projects:
2021
Imagen del proyecto RESCALE de OTAN con logos de participantes: Elcano, Institute for Statecraft, CMES ( Marruecos), CSS (Jordania).

RESCALE

Project name: RESCALE

Description: This project is supported by the NATO programme Science for Peace and Security (SPS), which seeks to foster dialogue and practical cooperation between academic and research institutions from NATO member states and partner nations through on scientific research and knowledge exchange. This project engages in an in-depth analysis of the main geo-political, socio-economic and energy related challenges that may impinge upon the security of NATO’s southern neighbourhood and draws on scenario building to develop three alternative futures for the region out to 2030. The different scenarios have been developed through expert meetings in Amman, Rabat and Madrid, and will be included in the project’s final report. This project provides an opportunity for NATO and its members to reach out to partners in the south, with a view to engaging in a joint assessment of existing security challenges and opportunities. Indeed, this consortium is a stepping-stone onto a more structured cooperation on a long-term basis with Mediterranean partners and within the NATO framework.