Spain’s main listed companies notch up record revenues abroad
The companies that comprise the Ibex 35, the benchmark index of the Madrid Stock Exchange, generated a record 67.7% of their revenues abroad in 2017.
Influence and image of Spain
Towers and walls against multiculturalism: Hispanics and Spanish in the Trump Presidency
The election of Donald Trump has generated new tensions around the public use of Spanish in the US and, above all, over multiculturalism.
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.
Spain’s continuing export boom
Spain’s exporting prowess continued in 2017 when sales of goods abroad increased and notched up a new record of €277.1 billion.
Catalonia secessionist parties regain control of the region’s parliament
The election clearly showed the depth of pro-independence sentiment and the profound polarisation of society.
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).
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.
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.
Spain and India: seeking stronger bilateral relations
This working paper is a joint project by Spain’s Elcano Royal Institute and India’s Observer Research Foundation in the context of the commemoration of 60 years of diplomatic relations between India and Spain and the recent official visit of Prime Minister Modi to Madrid.
The potential impact of the Catalan crisis on the Spanish economy
The crisis in Catalonia, sparked by the regional government’s illegal proclamation of an independent state last month, is already exacting a toll on the Catalan economy.
Catalonia’s independence bid: how did we get here? What is the European dimension? What next?
This special dossier aims to provide an overview and background information on Catalonia’s independence bid, the attempts to ‘internationalise the conflict’ and its European dimension, and the possible future scenarios.
Not everything has gone badly in Spain
In times of national angst, it is easy to become despondent and fall prey to the false belief that everything is going wrong in Spain.