Diplomacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The key question on the mind of policymakers now is whether Artificial Intelligence would be able to deliver on its promises instead of entering another season of scepticism and stagnation.
International Security
In virality we trust! The quest for authenticity in digital diplomacy
Virality in digital diplomacy is the new black. For Ministers of Foreign Affairs and diplomats, being on social media is no longer only about presence and networking, but about standing out through the virality of their messages.
Emerging security challenges in NATO’s southern neighbourhood
NATO has always had a southern exposure. Today’s strategic environment provides a new context for this traditional question, but also raises fundamental questions of geography, alliance politics and a shared approach to risks.
Made-to-measure Qur’anic quotations: the incomplete verses of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
More than half the Qur’anic quotations used by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in its propaganda are faithful reproductions of the text but incomplete or truncated.
What next in export controls? Updating criteria and methodologies in non-proliferation and arms control
The impact of cumulative innovation in technologies requires policymakers and experts to update the current methodology, concepts and tools for non-proliferation, exports control, restrictive measures, arms control and disarmament mechanisms.
Natural partners? Europe, Japan and security in the Indo-Pacific
There is momentum for increased security cooperation between Europe and Japan. Europeans and Japanese are ‘natural partners’ who consider a liberal and rules-based international order to be a core interest.
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.
Jihadists who left Spain for Syria as foreign terrorist fighters but have returned
One fifth of the 230-235 jihadists who between 2012-2018 travelled from Spain to Syria and Iraq as FTFs have already returned.
The ‘dark side’ of digital diplomacy: countering disinformation and propaganda
For diplomatic institutions, protecting themselves against disinformation and propaganda by governments and non-state actors remains a problem. This paper outlines five tactics that, if applied with a strategic compass in mind, could be helpful for MFAs and embassies.
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