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Geopolitics

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
Composition with the world map of the global presence ranking with the results of the, and a scientific vector illustration with wave flows and node networks, in gradient colours from violet to cyan.
Globalization, development and governance

Globalisation in transition, from interdependence to geopolitical rivalry: analysing the results of the 2025 edition of the Elcano Global Presence Index

By Manuel Gracia Santos, Blanca González
22 May 2025 //
21 mins Reading time
Pope Leo IV, seen from behind and dressed in the papal cassock, walked away after delivering his first Regina Caeli prayer from a balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square. On the left, part of the building clad in light travertine can be seen, while a column of the same stone, framed by red curtains, stands behind him. Pope
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood

The Pope, the Holy See and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Xavier Abu Eid
14 May 2025 //
12 mins Reading time
Overhead satellite view of Aden (Yemen), showing a top-down perspective of the city’s natural harbour. Houthi
International Security

The Houthi conundrum

By Andrew Hammond
06 May 2025 //
7 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
Microphone and nameplate for the United States at a United Nations Security Council meeting room, with the Algeria nameplate visible beside it. The room features modern lighting, a central horseshoe-shaped table, red and blue seating, and a large mural on the wall. Trump
China, the US and the new world order

Power politics and the fear factor: Trump redefines the international order

By Ernesto Talvi, Gabriel Leiva García
21 Apr 2025 //
14 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
Donald Trump announces “reciprocal” tariffs alongside US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (right), speaking from a podium with a microphone before an audience gathered for the Make America Wealthy Again event — also referred to as “Liberation Day” — in the White House Rose Garden on 2 April 2025. In his left hand, Trump holds up a board listing countries and their corresponding tariffs. tariff
Technology and economics

Trump’s global tariff shock

By Enrique Feás, Miguel Otero Iglesias, Federico Steinberg
08 Apr 2025 //
9 mins Reading time
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