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Democracy and citizenship

Headquarters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. In the left foreground, a blue sign with the ICC logo. In the background, a bicycle parking area and the visitors’ entrance to the building
Democracy and citizenship Experts Comments

The budgetary instrumentalisation of international criminal justice

Resolute investments are a sine qua non to ensure that the ICC remains an independent and effective instrument for international criminal justice.

By Francesc Torres i Mañá
07 Mar 2024 //
7 mins Reading time
presentacion informe iberifier
Democracy and citizenship Reports

IBERIFIER Report “Analysis of the impact of disinformation on political, economic, social and security issues, governance models and good practices: the cases of Spain and Portugal’’

IBERIFIER Report on the strategic impact of disinformation in Spain and Portugal.

By Ángel Badillo Matos, Félix Arteaga
29 Feb 2024 //
2 mins Reading time
A set of matryoshka dolls displayed diagonally at a market in St. Petersburg, Russia. In the center the dolls with images of the leaders of Russia and the USSR
Democracy and citizenship Events

Presentation of the book “El imperio Zombi. Rusia y el orden mundial”, by Mira Milosevich-Juaristi

In this book the author argues that behind Russia's geopolitical ambitions lies its tsarist and communist imperial past.

26 Feb 2024 //
2 mins Reading time
Civic Coalition Platform Chairman Donald Tusk at a meeting with the inhabitants of Koszalin (Poland) on 14 July 2023
Democracy and citizenship Analyses

Liberal Poland is back: the impact on Europe of the 2023 Polish vote

Poland’s parliamentary elections of 2023 have prompted a major shift in the European Unions’s political landscape.

By Piotr Maciej Kaczyński, Dariusz Dybka
13 Feb 2024 //
22 mins Reading time
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Events

Elcano Policy Paper “Spain in the World in 2024: perspectives and challenges”

The Elcano Royal Institute analyzes the prospects for the international panorama and the short-term challenges for Spain's external action.

08 Jan 2024 //
1 min Reading time
Spain’s presidency of the Council of the EU. Flags of the European Union and Spain
International Security Analyses

Ten principles for Spain’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2023

Spain should approach the EU Council presidency as a country project and use it to improve its influence and image.

By Real Instituto Elcano
24 Jul 2023 //
32 mins Reading time
Presentación informe Iberifier
Democracy and citizenship Events

Presentation of the IBERIFIER Report “Analysis of the Impact of Disinformation on Political, Economic, Social and Security Issues, Governance Models and Good Practices: The cases of Spain and Portugal”

The Elcano Royal Institute has been in charge of coordinating the study of the geostrategic dimension of disinformation in Spain and Portugal

27 Jun 2023 //
2 mins Reading time
Intertwined hands raised to heaven of worshippers during Friday prayers in Tehran, capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with Ayatollah Khamenei’s speech
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

Quo Vadis Iran? The future of the Islamic Republic after the protests started in 2022

This analysis examines the political capitalisation of the ongoing protests that began in 2022 and the possible short-term future of Iran.

By Luciano Zaccara
17 May 2023 //
20 mins Reading time
International Security Events

Round table “Gender, violent extremism and terrorism”

We will discuss why it is important to incorporate a gender perspective both in the analysis of violent extremism and terrorism.

24 Apr 2023 //
2 mins Reading time

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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

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