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Home / Themes / Future of Europe / Page 29

Future of Europe

Britain: devoid of a project. Photo: © European Union, 2017 / Etienne Ansotte.
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Britain: devoid of a project

Perhaps the lack of vision regarding the future will end up generating more doubts among Britain's citizens about Brexit.

By Andrés Ortega
12 Dec 2017 //
7 mins Reading time
View of Vienna from Stephen's Church. Photo: Miroslav Petrasko (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

Austria in Europe: dynamic perceptions and ambiguous politics

After snap legislative elections in October a new government coalition will now redefine Austria’s commitment to European integration.

By Paul Schmidt
11 Dec 2017 //
17 mins Reading time
Chinese Investment in Europe: A Country-Level Approach. Real Instituto Elcano
China, the US and the new world order Monographs

Chinese Investment in Europe: A Country-Level Approach

By John Seaman, Miguel Otero Iglesias
01 Dec 2017 //
2 mins Reading time
Sedition in Catalonia (3): a solution. Photo: Rick Payette (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Sedition in Catalonia (3): a solution

The nationalist (and sedition) dream in Catalonia is beginning to fade and reality is kicking in. This crisis might have a silver lining, or even two.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
01 Dec 2017 //
13 mins Reading time
Sedition in Catalonia (2): Nationalism vs cultural diversity. Photo: Serge Costa (CC BY-NC 2.0). Elcano Blog
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Sedition in Catalonia (2): nationalism vs cultural diversity

All Spaniards should embrace their country’s extraordinary cultural diversity. Nationalism based on a supremacism leads to exclusion.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
01 Dec 2017 //
10 mins Reading time
Sedition in Catalonia (1): On the brink. Photo: Sasha Popovic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Elcano Blog
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Sedition in Catalonia (1): on the brink

How can it be that Catalonia, one of the most prosperous, autonomous, cosmopolitan, modern and attractive regions on earth, is about to jump over a cliff?

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
01 Dec 2017 //
8 mins Reading time
Europe and China’s New Silk Roads. Elcano Royal Institute
China, the US and the new world order Monographs

Europe and China’s New Silk Roads

By John Seaman, Miguel Otero Iglesias, Alice Ekman, Frans-Paul van der Putten
26 Nov 2017 //
2 mins Reading time
Germany and France: ready to tango? Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron during the European Council meeting.
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Germany and France: ready to tango?

A ‘great leap forward’ in European integration is very unlikely to occur in the German-French discussions on the EU.

By Ulrich Speck
23 Nov 2017 //
7 mins Reading time
The EU: (almost) everybody wants to be in everything. Photo: Ministero Difesa (CC BY-NC 2.0).
Future of Europe Experts Comments

The EU: (almost) everybody wants to be in everything

The historic step that has just been taken in defence suggests that the EU prefers to close ranks when advancing onto new ground.

By Andrés Ortega
21 Nov 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Screenshot of RT media outlet broadcasting the declaration of independence in the Catalan parliament. Video: RT
International Security Analyses

The ‘combination’: an instrument in Russia’s information war in Catalonia

During the independence referendum in Catalonia, Russia used the ‘combination’ (kombinaciya), an operation can integrate instruments such as cyber warfare, cyber-intelligence, disinformation, propaganda and collaboration with players hostile to the values of liberal democracy.

By Mira Milosevich-Juaristi
20 Nov 2017 //
15 mins Reading time
European solidarity for Catalonia. Image of the BCN4EMA campaign via @BCN4EMA. Elcano Blog
Future of Europe Experts Comments

European solidarity for Catalonia

The EU has supported the Spanish government in its dispute with the separatists of Catalonia. It has done so in defence of its own interests.

By Andrés Ortega
07 Nov 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Germany shifting to the right. Photo: Olaf Kosinsky / kosinsky.eu (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons. Elcano Blog
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Germany shifting to the right

02 Nov 2017 //
5 mins Reading time

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