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Globalization, development and governance

Big states, big business, troubled societies. Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) at the World Economic Forum 2018. Photo: World Economic Forum (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).
Global Spectator Experts Comments

Big states, big business, troubled societies

Shop window, megaphone and venue for discreet meetings: Davos is all these things. The main participants at the most recent World Economic Forum were the major states.

By Andrés Ortega
30 Jan 2018 //
5 mins Reading time
Portion of graph of the international allocation of Spanish global presence (2016). See full graphic here. Source: Elcano Royal Institute
Influence and image of Spain Analyses

Spain in the world: an analysis of the Elcano Global Presence Index 2016

Spain maintains its 12th position in the Elcano Global Presence Index, although it has lost some measure of global presence in all of its dimensions (as have the other countries of the region).

By Iliana Olivié, Manuel Gracia Santos, Mª Dolores Gomariz
15 Dec 2017 //
20 mins Reading time
World Map Board Game. Photo: Kara Moro (CC BY-ND 2.0)
Globalization, development and governance Experts Comments

Global presence is neither good, nor bad

The Elcano Global Presence Index is not normative. We would probably not reach a consensus on which forms of presence are positive and which are negative.

By Iliana Olivié
13 Dec 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Photo: NYU Stern BHR (CC BY-NC 2.0). Elcano Blog
Globalization, development and governance Experts Comments

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

The field of business and human rights has grown exponentially over the past 20 years and is no longer ignored by any serious business.

29 Nov 2017 //
4 mins Reading time
Reino Unido es el principal socio global de España. Foto: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (CC BY 2.0). Blog Elcano
Globalization, development and governance Experts Comments

The United Kingdom is Spain’s major global partner

The Elcano Global Presence Index results show the co-dependence of the United Kingdom and Spain particularly in the economic and soft dimensions.

By Manuel Gracia Santos, Iliana Olivié
27 Nov 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Elcano Global Presence Report 2017
Globalization, development and governance Reports

Elcano Global Presence Report 2017

By Iliana Olivié, Manuel Gracia Santos
28 Oct 2017 //
1 min Reading time
From the G20 to the G-Zero: global governance without Trump? Angela Merkel and Donald Trump. Photo: © Bundesregierung/Bergmann / G20. Blog Elcano
Global Spectator Experts Comments

From the G20 to the G-Zero: global governance without Trump?

Is it possible a global governance without the US. Can the others continue managing the world without its collaboration and can the US act as it pleases?

By Andrés Ortega
11 Jul 2017 //
6 mins Reading time
Statue of Juan Sebastián Elcano in Guetaria. Photo: JUE (CC BY-SA 2.5, modified photo)
Globalization, development and governance Working Papers

Global Spain: the country’s economic, military and soft presence

Almost 500 years since Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first circumnavigation of the world and a vast empire subsequently came into being, Spain has re-built a substantial but very different global presence.

By William Chislett
30 Jun 2017 //
1 min Reading time
Global sub-state governance: how Trump matters less. Foto: Neil Hinchley / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Blog Elcano
Global Spectator Experts Comments

Global sub-state governance: how Trump matters less

Global governance is no longer the exclusive province of nation states. Although they will continue to be crucial, they need the help of other actors.

By Andrés Ortega
13 Jun 2017 //
5 mins Reading time

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