1989, 30 years on: from the Iron Curtain to digital curtains
The Berlin wall and the Iron curtain fell thirty years ago. Despite the expansion of freedoms, new walls have been built, but this time they are digital.
Globalization, development and governance
Asia-Pacific global presence: the emerged region
The Asia-Pacific region ranks now third in the global presence ranking, after recording an impressive growth since 1990.
The Middle East global presence: between Latin America and Africa
Affected by a variety of conflicts, such as those of Syria and Yemen, the Middle East ranks 5th and has the lowest growth since 1990 after Latin America.
G20 not paralysed by 5G
The meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping and the summit proper of the G20 leaders averted catastrophe, although there are still many pending issues.
The 2018 Elcano Global Presence Index is here
We are launching a new edition of the Elcano Global Presence Index. The new data tells us that the globalization process is back on track.
Global norms, gender equality and development cooperation: the need to build on strong local support to change gender relations
Do global norms on gender equality diffuse to all corners of the world? Based on a study of major organisations in international development cooperation this seems questionable.
Globalisation 4.0: people-centred
Globalisation and the technological revolution go hand-in-hand, in a way that is now inseparable. But they both need to revolve around human beings.
Present or powerful? A comparison of the Best Countries ranking and the Elcano Global Presence Index
The comparison of rankings or index values of power with those of global presence might be showing which countries are punching above or below their weight.
Aid, power and politics: the debate needs to go back to basics
For the last three decades, Development Studies have approached aid mainly from its management.The aid debate needs to go back to basics.
A tale of Africa’s behaviour in Elcano Global Presence Index
What the Elcano Global Presence Index is showing about Africa? The Index is calculated and updated yearly. The 2018 edition includes 21 African countries.
Half the world is middle class
The middle and wealthy classes now account for more than half the world’s population, rather more than 3.8 billion people, a majority.