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Future of Europe

Bandera de la Unión Europea.
Future of Europe Analyses

Strategic autonomy and European defence

The most oft-repeated objective of the re-launching of European defence is to achieve strategic autonomy for the EU. Despite its frequent invocation, the concept of strategic autonomy has different meanings and purposes.

By Félix Arteaga
12 Dec 2017 //
16 mins Reading time
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

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On the brick-red façade of the Berlaymont Building, the EU headquarters in Brussels, a large banner bearing the text “United for our future” and “2024–2029”, along with the EU headquarters logo. On either side are EU flags, and further back, the asymmetrical shape of two of the building’s wings, with their modern appearance featuring glass and metal. The photo was taken during the unfurling of the banner in December 2024.

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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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