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International Security

Libya: who controls what. Source: Al Jazeera (CC BY-NC-SA). Elcano Blog
International Security Experts Comments

Eradicating salafi-jihadism in Libya

Governing entities trying to eradicate the widespread problem of Salafi-jihadism in Libya will be faced with several challenges.

29 Jun 2017 //
6 mins Reading time
Panorama Hall at the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in Pyongyang. Photo: John Pavelka (CC BY 2.0)
International Security Analyses

How can a military conflict in the Korean Peninsula be avoided?

This analysis warns of the growing risk of armed conflict in the Korean Peninsula and sets out some options for avoiding it and proceeding towards an agreement that would enable the precarious stability of the region to be underpinned.

By Félix Arteaga, Mario Esteban
20 Jun 2017 //
19 mins Reading time
Meeting of Heads of State and/or Government, NATO (25 May 2017). Photo: ©NATO / Flickr. Elcano Blog
Global Spectator Experts Comments

A 360º NATO, but without Article 5?

The terrorist threat ensures that NATO's front has a 360º circumference. The question is whether NATO is the right organisation for addressing the menace.

By Andrés Ortega
30 May 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the NATO Summit in Warsaw. Photo: NATO
International Security Analyses

What does NATO need to ‘project stability’ in its neighbourhood?

At NATO’s Warsaw Summit in 2016, allied leaders announced not only major changes to their collective defence posture but also their commitment to ‘projecting stability’ beyond their borders.

By Rubén Díaz-Plaja
18 May 2017 //
18 mins Reading time
Chibok 100 art installation, by Sarah Peace. Photo: Sarah Peace via Bring Back Our Girls Facebook Page.
International Security Analyses

‘There is no life without jihad and no jihad without hijrah’: the jihadist mobilisation of women in Spain, 2014-16

‘There is no life without jihad and no jihad without hijrah’: the jihadist mobilisation of women in Spain, 2014-16

By Carola García-Calvo
17 Apr 2017 //
30 mins Reading time
Shinzo Abe at a meeting with Vladimir Putin at G20 on november 2015. Photo: President of Russia (CC BY 4.0)
Influence and image of Spain Analyses

Japan’s strategic awakening: opportunities for Spain

The strategic awakening of Japan, a power with maritime inclinations and a geostrategic position relative to Asia similar to Spain’s relative to Europe, provides Spain with a series of opportunities.

By Luis Simón
05 Apr 2017 //
14 mins Reading time
(Dis) information warfare. Imagen via website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Elcano Blog
Global Spectator Experts Comments

(Dis)information warfare

The information warfare is somewhat distinct from the cyberdefence and cyberattacks. It is nothing new the use of fake news stories used for political ends.

By Andrés Ortega
21 Mar 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Jihadist mobilisation, undemocratic Salafism and terrorist threat in the EU. Estimated number of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq, by country of origin in 2015.
International Security Experts Comments

Jihadist mobilisation, undemocratic Salafism and terrorist threat in the EU

Jihadism is to be thought of not just as a national security problem but also as a challenge to the open societies.

By Fernando Reinares
10 Mar 2017 //
11 mins Reading time
Keynote speech by Federica Mogherini at the Annual conference UEISS (European Union Global Strategy). Photo: European External Action Service (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Future of Europe Working Papers

European defence between the Global Strategy and its implementation

The implementation of the Strategy comes at a time of highly adverse circumstances for the process of European integration, so that its development is not solely reliant on the content of the document or the determination of its backers.

By Félix Arteaga
16 Feb 2017 //
3 mins Reading time

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