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European Union

Three golden gears interlock over a map of Europe on a dark stone background; the left gear features the US flag, the right gear the Chinese flag, and the center displays a white question mark.
Future of Europe

Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US – China Rivalry

By Mario Esteban, Miguel Otero Iglesias, Cristina de Esperanza Picardo, (coords.)
26 Jun 2025 //
34 mins Reading time
Spanish Army soldiers running towards a helicopter with its rotor blades spinning, during a field training exercise. Defence
International Security

The defence dilemma: can Spain ride Europe’s defence revival?

By Félix Arteaga, Daniel Fiott, Luis Simón
18 Jun 2025 //
3 mins Reading time
President Donald Trump greets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with a handshake in the Oval Office. Both leaders are dressed in dark suits and stand in front of a display of American flags and military banners. A bust of Abraham Lincoln and framed photographs are visible in the background, along with large windows providing natural light. Germany
Future of Europe

Germany in the midst of transatlantic tension: how will a new government address contentious policy issues with the US?

By Liana Fix
11 Jun 2025 //
10 mins Reading time
General view of the ceremony for the signing of the Acts of Accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, held on 12 June 1985 in the cloister of the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon. EEC
Inside Spain

Forty years on from signing up to the EEC

By William Chislett
10 Jun 2025 //
7 mins Reading time
A line of tents near the port of Gaza, with several people gathered along the shoreline. In the background, buildings can be seen with smoke rising behind them. In the foreground, a partially submerged structure is visible in the water. Gaza
International Security

Four ways in which Europe can re-engage to halt the catastrophe in Gaza

By Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff
27 May 2025 //
16 mins Reading time
Presidential candidate Nicușor Dan greets his supporters after the first exit poll results during Romania’s presidential runoff election. A European Union flag and a Romanian flag can be seen among the crowd, while several people capture the moment on their mobile phones. Romania
Democracy and citizenship

Dan’s presidency in Romania: more stability in a volatile region

By Antonia Colibășanu
26 May 2025 //
4 mins Reading time
Three people stand in front of the Berlaymont building in Brussels, where a large vertical banner for the EU’s NextGenerationEU programme shows a young woman stepping forward, with “Next Gen EU” and the EU flag above her. NGEU
Inside Spain

The impact of the NGEU funds begins to be felt

By William Chislett
13 May 2025 //
6 mins Reading time
Flags of the European Union and the United States lined up on their masts at the entrance to the European Parliament during a meeting of leaders in 2017. Competitiveness
China, the US and the new world order

Trump 2.0: transatlantic security, the European response, and the implications for Spain and Portugal

By Federico Steinberg, Bruno Cardoso Reis
30 Apr 2025 //
17 mins Reading time
European Union flags at the Berlaymont building in Brussels.
Future of Europe

The EU in a new geopolitical world order

By Kathleen R. McNamara
28 Apr 2025 //
8 mins Reading time
A dark digital panel at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange displays data from the German DAX stock index, with large, bright numbers showing share prices. tariff
Latin America

Trump’s tariff rage and its unforeseen dimensions on the global financial markets

By Ernesto Talvi, Tomás Sanguinetti
16 Apr 2025 //
10 mins Reading time
Abstract 3D image of a world map, composed of pixelated blocks in bluish and greyish tones. China
China, the US and the new world order

Shattered hegemony: the rivalry between the US and China in the new era of the politics of force

By José Juan Ruiz
16 Apr 2025 //
31 mins Reading time
Daytime view of the floating LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel (Germany), a port featuring ships, cranes, an industrial plant, wind turbines, and an electrical substation, where the sea meets vast green areas. Russia
Climate and energy

The end of the war in Ukraine and the future of the EU-Russia energy relation

By Ignacio Urbasos Arbeloa
10 Apr 2025 //
21 mins Reading time
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