Domestic politics / foreign policy
Foreign policy and domestic politics are intimately linked. Spain has a great deal at stake in this two-way relationship between the domestic and foreign.
Influence and image of Spain
Quo vadis, Spain
Spain finally has a government and its first coalition administration in decades, ending months of political deadlock, and it faces a raft of challenges.
Spain: another democratic deadlock or a coalition government?
The fourth general election in Spain failed to unblock the political impasse and produced a surge in support for the far-right nationalist VOX.
The independence conflict in Catalonia
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.
Spain 2.0. A policy in search of a government
Digitalisation matters but investing in digital infrastructure is not enough. The EU single market is fundamental if Spain 2.0 is to succeed.
Spain through the eyes of an FT correspondent
When FT journalist Tobias Buck took up his post at the end of 2012, Spain was in the throes of crises. By the time he left in 2017, it was back on its feet.
The main economic challenges confronting Spain’s next government
Spain’s next government faces major economic challenges and to overcome them it needs to regain the reformist momentum that used to characterise the country before political uncertainty set in.
Spain and the prospect of Brexit
The decision of the British people to leave the EU has consequences not only for the UK but also for the remaining 27 EU member states, and more particularly for Spain.
The coming Defence: criteria for the restructuring of Defence in Spain
Spain’s Defence cannot avoid the structural trends and changes in the geopolitical context. The Elcano Royal Institute believes that Spain should reconsider the structural elements of its current Defence model and proposes the following criteria for Defence restructuring in Spain.
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