In the desert or at sea? Securing Europe’s southern flank
Europe’s neighbourhood in the Middle East and North Africa is set to become even more instable. Are Europeans capable of securing their own southern flank?
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Russia in Latin America: repercussions for Spain
Russia’s future role in Latin America and how its actions will benefit or harm Spain remain unclear.
Emerging security challenges in NATO’s southern neighbourhood
NATO has always had a southern exposure. Today’s strategic environment provides a new context for this traditional question, but also raises fundamental questions of geography, alliance politics and a shared approach to risks.
A plea for the German Presidency: invest boldly and smartly in the future of Europe
Expectations of leadership are high, as are hopes that the German EU Council Presidency will give substance to the statement "Together for Europe's recovery".
No coronavirus diplomacy could solely revitalize Turkey-EU relations
Turkey is using the coronavirus diplomacy as a tool to make things better with its European neighbours, but this is not necessarily enough.
GAIA-X: an opportunity for the European digital sovereignty?
In the debate over European digital sovereignty which is still unsolved, GAIA-X features opportunities, challenges, and discrepancies.
Expectations, competences and power: understanding the dynamics of EU institutions in tackling the COVID-19 crisis and setting the tone for the Conference on the Future of Europe
It is vital to understand all its power dynamics before judging the EU’s performance while dealing with these multidimensional crises.
Living with COVID-19: The thinking behind Spain’s lockdown exit plan
Spain’s lockdown exit plan is based on four pillars: proper data and healthcare capacities, geographical asymmetry, a two-way street with different speeds, and subsidiarity and co-responsibility.
EU-Japan cooperation on defence capabilities: possibilities?
EU and Japan have interest in developing defence capabilities and research but these challenges and cooperation is conditioned by a shifting geopolitical landscape.
Life beyond multilateralism? COVID-19, European strategic autonomy and Spanish foreign policy
COVID-19 raises questions whether international politics will be characterised by a renewal of multilateralism or an aggravation of great power competition.
The influence –and weakness– of Spain’s European policy in the face of the pandemic: from a diagnostic to proposals and recommendations
This paper analyses the position of Spain in the EU’s management of the present health and economic crisis.
Rules-based connectivity, maritime security and EU-Japan cooperation in the Indian Ocean
This paper puts forward a number of specific proposals to further EU-Japan maritime security cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.
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