Spain’s feelings toward the United States are the coldest in Europe after Turkey, according to a poll by the German Marshall Fund. And they have been that way for a very long time. The country’s thermometer reading on a scale of 0-100 was 42º in 2005, only surpassed by Turkey’s 28º and compared with an average of 50º for the 10 countries surveyed (see Figure 1).
The Cordoba Agreements in September 2006 of the Trilateral Dialogue on Gibraltar –concerning the fence/frontier, pensions, airport and telecommunications– are the solution to a number of obstacles to cross-border cooperation.
A recent seminar organized by the Elcano Royal Institute attempted to better explain Spain’s role in Afghanistan and the need for Spain to continue to support NATO as it takes over greater control of security operations in Afghanistan
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
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.
29 - 34 of 34 pages