Influence and image of Spain
Spain and the European Union: Country Update for the EU/25 Watch
The most recent issue of EU-25 Watch, a joint European project in which the Elcano Royal Institute participates, provides a valuable insight into the national debates on key EU topics such as the constitutional treaty, enlargement, foreign policy and the Lisbon agenda during the so-called ‘reflection period’. This ARI reviews the country study on Spain and Spain’s European policy
Public Diplomacy and the Blair Effect (ARI)
Tony Blair has a significant impact on the way Britain and modern Britons are perceived. This, in turn, has important implications for foreign relations, tourism and inward investment.
War, Terrorism and Elections: Electoral Impact of the Islamist Terror Attacks on Madrid
The impact of the ‘3/11’ terrorist attacks (March 11, 2004) on the Spanish elections held three days later has been the subject of speculation of all kinds. Twelve months later, the time has now come to compare and contrast the hypotheses that have attempted to explain an unexpected electoral result. New data is provided here to help determine the direction and the magnitude of the influence of the attacks on the March 14 elections
Spanish speakers get together to discuss the future of their language
Following the conferences held at Zacatecas (Mexico) in 1997 and Valladolid (Spain) in 2001, Spanish speakers have gathered for the third time for an international conference to debate on the present and future of the Spanish language.
Talk given by Spain’s Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the seminar held at El Escorial on ‘The New World (Dis)order’
Text of the Talk given by Spain’s Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the seminar held at El Escorial on ‘The New World (Dis)order’
Cultural policies in Europe: The Spanish case
Cultural policies in Europe is a web-based and permanently updated information and monitoring system of national cultural policies in Europe, initiated by the Council of Europe. The country profile of Spain was coordinated and edited by the Real Instituto Elcano from an agreement with the Ministry of Culture and contributions by a group of experts