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Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood

20220817 ARI58 Mazzucco Alexander Abraham Accords
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

The Abraham Accords two years on: from ambition to reality

Two years on, the Abraham Accords seem to have become stuck between their ambitious hopes and the constraints imposed by reality.

By Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco, Kristian Alexander
17 Aug 2022 //
19 mins Reading time
The Great Mosque of Kairouan in Tunisia
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

Tunisia: the dismantling of a democracy 

Tunisia is now led by an individual who is institutionalising a system where he can rule alone with no opposition.

By Youssef Cherif
28 Jul 2022 //
18 mins Reading time
Flag of Lithuania at the embassy in Washington D.C (US)
International Security Experts Comments

Lithuania hopes NATO’s Strategic Concept leads to more heavy metal and boots on the ground

Lithuania hopes the new NATO Strategic Concept should reflect the Russian threat to the Alliance’s eastern flank.

By Linas Kojala, Justinas Kulys
07 Jun 2022 //
12 mins Reading time
Satellite caption of the Mediterranean Sea (Southern Europe). Source: Screenshot from NASA World Wind (retouched). Photo: Eric Gaba (Sting) (Public domain / via Wikimedia Commons).
Future of Europe Analyses

What role should Southern Europe play after the pandemic and the war in Ukraine? Towards a shared agenda for EU reform

The post-pandemic recovery or the war in Ukraine show that, when cooperation in Southern Europe occurs, positive results can be achieved.

By Real Instituto Elcano
20 Apr 2022 //
32 mins Reading time
Lock on the Russian flag
Technology and economics Analyses

Can the Russian economy withstand the sanctions?

Sanctions on Russia may lead to a fall in GDP, but will they be enough to mobilise the population against Putin?

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
07 Apr 2022 //
20 mins Reading time
Portada África mercado en auge
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Events

Presentation Elcano Policy Paper “África: mercado en auge y dinámicas de desarrollo. Las empresas canarias como caso de estudio”

Report that makes an initial diagnosis of the profile and presence of Canary Islands companies on the African continent.

30 Mar 2022 //
1 min Reading time
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Events

VII Congress Córdoba ciudad de encuentro y diálogo “The Mediterranean to come: Geopolitics, transitions and conflicts”

30 Mar 2022 //
1 min Reading time
First Elcano Royal Institute - Chatham House Seminar. (15/03/2022). Panellists and participants. Photo: ©Elcano Royal Institute
Future of Europe Events

First Elcano Royal Institute – Chatham House Seminar

First Elcano Royal Institute - Chatham House seminar on British-Spanish bilateral cooperation in international affairs.

15 Mar 2022 //
2 mins Reading time
Los efectos de la invasión de Ucrania sobre la economía española.
Technology and economics Experts Comments

The effects of the invasion of Ukraine on the Spanish economy

Spain will be affected by two types of effects: energy, industrial products and raw materials, and financial effects.

By Enrique Feás
11 Mar 2022 //
7 mins Reading time

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Washington has lost its way

February 6, 2026

Close-up of the Ukrainian flag flying on a flagpole atop the hill of the High Castle in Lviv.

Roundtable “Ukraine: between war and peace”

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