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United States

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
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
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
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
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
Europe’s restrictive migration policy trend did not originate in the US, but its policies have influenced the rhetoric and frameworks through which immigration issues are framed and addressed. Europe
Future of Europe

The trail of Trump’s (anti-)immigration policies in Europe

By Rut Bermejo Casado
13 Mar 2025 //
13 mins Reading time
Close-up view through tangled grey barbed wire placed on the western border wall of the San Luis Port of Entry in Arizona (United States). In the background, a green forklift holds an elevated platform, on which two US Marines are working to install the wire. The brown border fence is also visible under a clear and sunny sky. Trump
China, the US and the new world order

Assessing Trump’s aggressive immigrant deportation goals (part 2): how he plans to overcome the many obstacles in his way

By Eric Sigmon, Rut Bermejo Casado
20 Feb 2025 //
15 mins Reading time
A section of the border wall between the United States and Mexico, located in Texas. In the foreground, the dark grey metal wall is visible, along with an orange warning sign that reads "Road closed 1000 ft." Behind the wall, a crane partially displays a United States flag against a cloudy sky. Deportation
China, the US and the new world order

Assessing Trump’s aggressive deportation goals (part 1): how many migrants and which ones?

By Rut Bermejo Casado, Eric Sigmon
10 Feb 2025 //
10 mins Reading time
20241114 Briones LázaroTouza LópezGunn cautiously pessimistic about cop29
Climate and energy

Cautiously pessimistic about COP29?

By Andrea Briones, Lara Lázaro Touza, Elena López Gunn
14 Nov 2024 //
24 mins Reading time
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