The binary discourse of “democracies vs autocracies” is against Europe’s interests
Few leaders and diplomats in the Global South share this binary view of democracies vs autocracies (because many are not democracies).
China, the US and the new world order
Dependence in Europe’s Relations with China. Weighing Perceptions and Reality
The idea that Europe has grown dependent on China is now a common refrain, but just how is this notion understood in capitals across the continent?
A cold 20 January 2025
The leaders of the three big countries in the world, there may be only two left in power for a new world order and reconstruction of Ukraine.
Digital and development cooperation: the Global Gateway and a future EU-Japan Digital Partnership
This paper presents the benefits and challenges in terms of development cooperation for linking the Global Gateway with a EU-Japan Digital Partnership.
Exploring the potential of a future EU-Japan Digital Partnership for trade governance
This paper reflects on the beneficial potential of a future EU-Japan Digital Partnership for global trade governance.
First Elcano Royal Institute – Chatham House Seminar
First Elcano Royal Institute - Chatham House seminar on British-Spanish bilateral cooperation in international affairs.
Webinar ‘War in Ukraine: What role for Asia?’
This session will analyse the posture of key Asian actors, the Central Asian former Soviet republics of Central Asia and the ASEAN.
The EU and Japan: forging joint opportunities for global technology governance beyond great power rivalry
The EU and Japan can jointly contribute to the governance of technologies at multilateral level as an economic giant bloc and middle power.
The greater Europe that might have been and the one that, unfortunately, could be in prospect
If Putin’s Russia gets its way with the invasion of Ukraine, a new cold war is in prospect. Europe could have turned out otherwise a project of everyone.
The dependency on China of Spain’s supply chains
In this context, the present analysis evaluates the direct dependencies that Spanish supply chains have on Chinese imports.
China’s stance on Ukraine: preventing NATO from interfering in the Indo-Pacific
China has adopted a complex stance on the crisis between Russia and Ukraine due to its own economic interests.