The Elcano Royal Institute has a flexible team of analysts and also has an extensive network of contributors:

The Elcano Royal Institute has a wide-ranging network of experts who contribute, either regularly or for specially commissioned work on a more or less stable basis. Contributions range from ARIs to Working Papers on topics usually chosen at the proposal of the Institute's senior analysts and in accordance with the lines of research set out in the Institute’ s pre-established annual research programme or related to a current event. Additionally, the members of this large network of contributors regularly take part in the Institute's working groups.

This valuable network for knowledge exchange is the result of the contacts established by the Institute’ s analysts and staff, who have enlisted distinguished scholars to lend their expertise in the numerous fields related to international current affairs and Spain's interests abroad.