Impossible Syria, in less than 600 words
Syria: 320,000 dead up to June and 4,088,099 refugees since 2011, Neither Arabs nor Westerners, nor anyone else for that matter, have a clear strategy.
International Security
The New Silk Road passes through Iran
The land part of the New Silk Road project runs through northern Iran, opening up possibilities for cooperation between the US and Beijing.
The Caliphate, an idea with a territory
Daesh is going for effective control of territory: hence using the name ‘State’, since the fundamental objective of its leader is to establish a caliphate.
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.
Arctic: from Cold to Ice-cold War
The Arctic will be the scene of future nationalist rivalries, in the style of the 19th century but also of the geopolitical consequences of the Ukraine crisis.
Catalonia and the evolution of jihadist terrorism in Spain
For more than a decade the available data have shown that four out of every 10 individuals convicted in Spain for activities related to jihadist terrorism were arrested in Catalonia, and more specifically Barcelona and its metropolitan area.
Iran’s reconciliation with the world upsets regional balances
Although the US will have to exercise a large degree of brinkmanship between Iran and Saudi Arabia, a realignment is taking place in the region.
A European army? But first a Defence Union
Before having a European army, it would be advisable to first build a Union of Security and Defence, and that is still a long way off.
Why did the Madrid train bombings divide, not unite Spaniards?
When 11-M occurred, Spaniards sought to explain the terrorist bombings using familiar concepts, since they could not do so using unfamiliar ones. What was familiar? On the one hand, ETA, and on the other, Iraq. Both interpretations were wrong.
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