How to strengthen the G20: Spain’s multilateral perspective
In the context of slow growth, destabilising capital flows and currency wars, the G20 must develop joint solutions to overcome common problems.
Influence and image of Spain
Will Spain’s political stalemate damage its economic recovery?
There is still no sign of a new government in Spain and the potential impact on the economy’s recovery after a long recession is beginning to cause concern.
The 2015 Spanish General Election: political parties’ international priorities
Last summer, the Elcano Royal Institute decided to ask to the main political forces a series of questions on the major issues of foreign and European policy. The 20 or so questions that were posed seek to offer the reader a more or less complete, although not excessively detailed, overview of the main priorities in the foreign agendas of the Spanish political parties.
Spain in uncharted territory after inconclusive general election
The two upstart parties, the centrist Ciudadanos (‘Citizens’) and the anti-austerity Podemos (‘We Can’), broke the hegemony of the conservative Popular Party (PP) and the centre-left Socialists (PSOE), the two mainstream parties that have alternated in power since 1982.
General elections in Spain: from a two to a multiple-party system?
What can we expect the day after the general elections in Spain? After the 20D we will see whether Spain’s democracy is fit for multiparty, consensus-based, and perhaps even coalition governments.
An analysis of Spain’s presence in the world’s media
One of the main factors weighing upon the image a country enjoys abroad is the way it is perceived by the international news media and the reaction that this image generates in international public opinion. This study looks at the overall presence of Spain in the written news media and the most important news stories about Spain in the world’s most influential media outlets.
Spain 40 years after General Franco: change of a nation
Spain has changed beyond recognition since General Franco died 40 years ago. The country telescoped its political, economic and social modernisation into a much shorter period than any other European country.
Investing in China: still room for growth
Despite recent economic turbulence in China, the investment case for Spanish companies remains strong. It is still not too late to enter the Chinese market but investors need to be clear on their value proposition and realistic about how they will execute their plans.
From Seville to Brussels: the architecture of global presence
The purpose of this paper is to understand the global-local link in the external projection of countries. It breaks down the Elcano Global Presence Index by geographical origin for both the European Union (into member states) and for one particular European country, namely Spain.
China in Latin America: Repercussions for Spain
The strengthening of ties between China and Latin America has a double-edged impact on Spanish interests.
Morón Air Base: strategic interests and the culture of security
Rota naval base and a now revitalised Morón Air Base provide the US with a logistics platform for the South and East, while it is also in Spain’s interest.
The Long Road to Europe: Spain and the European Community, 1957-1986
This article seeks to commemorate thirty years of Spanish membership of the European Union by providing an account of the evolution of the country’s relationship with the European integration process from its origins to the moment of accession in 1986.
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