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International Security

View of the Al Aqsa Mosque, one of the Muslim temples in Jerusalem and a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
International Security Analyses

Guard down: deconstructing the 7 October policy, defence and intelligence failure

Israel’s intelligence, military and government all failed to anticipate Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Why?

By Gloria Sicilia Lozano
16 Nov 2023 //
15 mins Reading time
Column destroyed in the old city of Sinjar in northern Iraq during the war against Islamic State in 2019. Global terrorism
International Security Events

10th Elcano Forum on Global Terrorism “Global terrorism’s new phase. Threat trends”

The 10th Elcano Forum on Global Terrorism (FETG) is dedicated on this occasion to the ‘Global terrorism's new phase. Threat trends’

06 Nov 2023 //
3 mins Reading time
International Security Events

Debate “Palestine-Israel: Keys and consequences of the recurrent conflict in Gaza”

In this round table we will debate the keys and consequences of the recurring conflict in Gaza between Palestine and Israel.

19 Oct 2023 //
1 min Reading time
qué esperar de la última guerra entre Israel y Hamas 2
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Events

Debate “Context, development and consequences of the war between Israel and Hamas”.

In this debate we will analyze the repercussions of the war between Israel and Hamas and what we can expect from this conflict.

11 Oct 2023 //
1 min Reading time
20231004 ARI89 Pacheco South korea Nato cybersecurity cooperation
International Security Analyses

South Korea-NATO cybersecurity cooperation: learning to work together in the face of common threats

This paper analyses the scope for South Korea-NATO cybersecurity cooperation in the context of their ties and the common threats they face.

By Ramón Pacheco Pardo
04 Oct 2023 //
19 mins Reading time
International Security Events

Seminar “Implementing the Strategic Compass. Challenges and opportunities”

The Russian aggression against Ukraine continues to dominate the implementation of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy.

20 Sep 2023 //
3 mins Reading time
International Security Events

Roundtable “NATO’s renewed reach to Asia-Pacific: New venues for security cooperation between Japan and Europe?”

The seminar will offer cross perspectives of Japanese and European officials and experts and will cover areas of cooperation across NATO.

07 Sep 2023 //
3 mins Reading time
Spain’s presidency of the Council of the EU. Flags of the European Union and Spain
International Security Analyses

Ten principles for Spain’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2023

Spain should approach the EU Council presidency as a country project and use it to improve its influence and image.

By Real Instituto Elcano
24 Jul 2023 //
32 mins Reading time
Maghreb. On the way to Aït Benhaddou. The Atlas Mountains is a mountain range across the northwestern stretch of Africa extending about 2,500 km through Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

The Maghreb: regional disintegration and the risks of the zero-sum logic

The Maghreb has been showing signs of an accelerated regional disintegration in the midst of heightened intra-regional conflict.

By Haizam Amirah-Fernández
20 Jul 2023 //
19 mins Reading time

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