China’s Rise and the Durability of US Leadership in Asia (ARI)
In this paper the author claims that the strength of China as a rising power in Asia has been overemphasised, while overall US power and influence in the region has not declined.
China, the US and the new world order
China’s Road to Peaceful Development and the United States (ARI)
This paper presents a Chinese perspective on China’s path to development, its place in world affairs and its relationship with the US.
Spain in the Face of China’s Technological Ambition (ARI)
To gain a clear understanding of China’s impact on the global market it is essential to take into account its obsession with technology. For Spain, this situation is both a challenge to be overcome and an opportunity for the taking.
An Ethical and Political Commitment to Africa
Article by Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, written in the aftermath of his recent trip to six Sub-Saharan countries.
Strengths and Weaknesses of US Trade and Development Policy: A Study of the Situation in Central America
This paper evaluates US trade and cooperation policy in Central America, focusing on the impact of the Free Trade Agreement between Central America, the Dominican Republic and the United States (DR-CAFTA) and of the Millennium Challenge Account on economic development in the region
How the Demand for Oil Drives American Foreign Policy
One of the most intractable national security challenges facing the United States today is its over-dependence on oil supplied from the most unstable parts of the world
America and Spain: renewing a strategic partnership
A keynote speech by Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, provided during the CSIS /Elcano Royal Institute dialogue on U.S.-Spain bilateral relations.
Why Bush Still Matters
US President George W. Bush, battered by a year of political setbacks, enters 2006 hoping to regain control of his legislative agenda and nurture a new democracy in Iraq, the make-or-break issue of his presidential legacy
Spanish Foreign Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region
This is an abridged version of the conference given on 12th December last at the Elcano Royal Institute by the Director General of Foreign Policy for Asia and the Pacific Region, José Eugenio Salarich, in the run up to the public presentation of the Plan of Action
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