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In Spain's interest: A Committed Foreign Policy
(Translated from Spanish) - 2/7/2008
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
An address by the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero at the Prado Museum (Madrid) on 16 June 2008 organised by the Elcano Royal Institute, with the collaboration of the following Spanish institutions: CIDOB Foundation, FRIDE, ICEI and INCIPE. (This text is also available in French: Dans l’intérêt de l’Espagne: une politique extérieure engagée).
European Union Scenarios for 2017 (WP)
WP 39/2008 - 22/8/2008
Antonio Estella

At the Brussels European Council of 14 December 2007, the EU Member States decided to convoke a ‘reflection group’ on the future of the EU. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the debate on the future of Europe to be generated by this European Council initiative.
Spain in the 21st Century: The Case for a National Security Strategy (ARI)
ARI 91/2008 - 8/8/2008
Charlie Edwards
France and the UK have just released their national security and defence strategies in 2008. For Spain the case for a national security strategy is growing because it shares the same complex and uncertain strategic challenges.
The French White Paper on Defence and National Security: Towards a Stronger and More Streamlined Force (ARI)
ARI 89/2008 - 7/8/2008
Bruno Tertrais
The President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, presented a new and far-reaching White Paper on Security and Defence on 17 July 2008.
The Impact of Immigration on the Spanish Education System (ARI)
ARI 63/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 10/7/2008
Julio Carabaña
Children of immigrants in Spain are not performing nearly as well in school as native-born Spanish youths.
Polls on World Public Opinion
9/7/2008
World Public Opinion (PIPA) - Elcano Royal Institute
WordlPublicOpinion.org is a collaborative research project involving research centres studying public opinion on international issues in their respective countries. The Elcano Royal Institute is one of the research partners through the BRIE (Barómetro del Real Instituto Elcano), a periodic survey carried out three times a year, conducted by Javier Noya, the Institute’s Senior Analyst on Spain’s International Image and Public Opinion.
Remarks by Ambassador Eduardo Aguirre: ‘Radical Islamism in and from the North of Africa and the Horn of Africa’
(Translated from Spanish) - 8/7/2008
Eduardo Aguirre
Remarks by the U.S Ambassador to Spain and Andorra Eduardo Aguirre at the International Conference “Islamic Radicalization In and From North and the Horn of Africa: Implications for European and Transnational Counterterrorism”, co-organised by the Elcano Royal Institute, the U.S Department of State and the University Rey Juan Carlos University.
The Lima Summit: A Meeting of Euro-Latin American Asymmetry (ARI)
ARI 58/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 8/7/2008
Günther Maihold
The fifth edition of the LAC-EU Summit did not manage to escape the contradictions present at the previous meetings, although this time the Latin American and Caribbean Presidents clearly articulated their desire to receive a European response to the increasing heterogeneity in Latin America within a framework of fundamental asymmetry in the bi-regional relationship.
Sarkozy’s Dilemmas, the Forthcoming French EU Presidency and ESDP: What’s in it for Europe? (ARI)
ARI 76/2008 - 7/7/2008
Luis Simón Navarro
This ARI aims to identify the key policy and political aspects of the debates on ESDP during the French EU Presidency (July-December 2008) and beyond.
The Riddle of Energy Security (ARI)
ARI 67/2008 - 4/7/2008
Paul Isbell
The issue of energy security has traditionally been confused and confusing terrain. The concept itself is so multi-faceted and complex that intuitive approaches typically turn out to be incomplete, if not simply wrong-headed. A counterintuitive reading on energy issues is more often than not the most accurate, or at least the most revealing.
The UK’s First National Security Strategy: A Critical and Selective Evaluation (ARI)
ARI 74/2008 - 4/7/2008
Frank Gregory
In March 2008 the Prime Minister presented in Parliament the National Security Strategy of the United Kingdom, a plan that includes counter-terrorist and civil contingencies dimensions.
After Ireland: Referendum and Unanimity (ARI)
ARI 62/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 3/7/2008
Carlos Closa
After the ‘No’ vote in the referendum held in Ireland on 12 June, and in view of the unanimity requirement for treaty ratification among member countries, the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty faces a setback. A new period of uncertainty has commenced in the process of European integration.
Neighbours, Allies and Giants: Three Themes in Australian Strategic Thinking (ARI)
ARI 71/2008 - 3/7/2008
Robert Ayson
Australian strategic thinking is a challenging balancing act between three priorities: local developments in Australia’s immediate neighbourhood, alliance commitments at the global level and coping with the rise of the Asian giants.
Why Did the Irish Reject Lisbon? An Analysis of Referendum Results (ARI)
ARI 69/2008 - 30/6/2008
Raj Chari
This ARI looks at the referendum results and examines the different factors that help explain why the Irish electorate voted against the Lisbon Treaty on 12 June 2008.
 
 
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