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International relations

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
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
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
A voter steps out of a booth draped in Romania’s red, yellow, and blue during the first round of the 2025 presidential election, with a ballot box marked 'Alegerea Președintelui României 2025' in view. Romania
Democracy and citizenship

Fault lines in the East: Romania’s political transformation and Europe’s future

By Antonia Colibășanu
08 May 2025 //
20 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
Close-up of two soldiers in camouflage uniforms. One has a Spanish flag patch on their shoulder, and the other has a NATO Latvia patch, representing collaboration within the NATO alliance. Defence
Inside Spain

Spain under pressure to spend more on defence

By William Chislett
08 Apr 2025 //
7 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
View of the walls and part of the dome of the United Nations General Assembly Hall at the UN Headquarters in New York. Geopolitics
Latin America

The US-China rivalry and Latin American geopolitics: from narrative to data

By Ernesto Talvi, Gabriel Leiva García
27 Mar 2025 //
18 mins Reading time
Flags of the European Union (blue with a circle of yellow stars) and Mexico (tricolour with green, white, and red stripes, featuring a coat of arms with an eagle and a serpent) at the 25th Meeting of the Mexico-European Union Joint Parliamentary Committee in 2018. Mexico
Latin America

The new EU-Mexico agreement: the EU fast-tracks integration with Latin America

By Juan Carlos Baker, Antoni Estevadeordal, Ernesto Talvi
03 Feb 2025 //
14 mins Reading time
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