The dangerous politics of humiliation
One of the expressions that has cropped up in various analyses of Donald Trump’s foreign policy is «humiliation», whether in the context of Mexico, Iran, Europe, the UN or even for a period North Korea.
Globalization, development and governance
The best of all possible worlds
«The best of all possible worlds» is a simplistic expression stemming from the philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz’s complex 1710 Essays of Theodicy. There is now a concerted effort to promote a new optimism, armed with data and also backed by philosophy.
What is behind the African miracle? Implications for European cooperation
The evolution of African economies since the end of the raw-materials boom has been marked by a growing heterogeneity. The EU’s development cooperation should adapt to the new realities unfolding on the continent.
The international aid of subnational governments: the case of Spain
Spanish Autonomous Communities (regions) and municipalities gave some US$220 million in development assistance in 2015. This accounts for a third of total Spanish bilateral ODA, making Spain the world’s most decentralised donor.
The decline of the West, 1918-2018
One hundred years after the end of th First World War there is again a widespread sense that we are witnessing the decline of the West and the relatively liberal world order that it erected.
Three things we have learned in Ispra
Building a composite indicator is not an easy task. The Elcano Global Presence Index has gone through two rounds of evaluations with the JRC-COIN team in Ispra (Italy). We write about three things that we thought we would never learn from a statistician (or from a group of statisticians).
Maximising the outcomes of Spain’s political engagement with the UN
With its current seat on the Human Rights Council (2018-20), Spain should strive to continue and revitalise its foreign policy in respect to reinforcing both the UN and multilateralism.
The EU’s external projection: some interpretations based on the Elcano Global Presence Index
If the EU were a single country, its global presence would be almost as large as that of the US.
An Argentine G20: a Latin American agenda that concerns everyone
The G20 has different priorities: the future of work in the digital age, sustainable infrastructure and food security, with the possible addition of the fight against corruption. They are issues that concern Argentina especially, and virtually all the others, if not all.
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