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Themes
Geopolitics
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![NATO, EU and Lithuanian flags in Vilnius. Photo: NATO Summit 2023 -European Union.](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240531-simon-nato-eu-relations-in-wartime-368x240.jpg)
Thinking about NATO-EU relations in wartime
![Interior of the Madrid Stock Exchange Palace in 2017. Background: Screens showing the stock market situation.](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240521-garcia-etal-sector-privado-espanol-europa-geopolitica-368x240.jpg)
The Spanish private sector in a geopolitical Europe
![Two European Defence Agency helicopters in an exercise in Hungary. Background: daylight sky.](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240509-fiott-industrial-strategy-future-european-defence-368x240.jpg)
Beyond Strategy? Industrial Strategy and the Future of European Defence
![A blue and black digital map of the earth and huge network. Background: Oxford blue view with more connection dots.](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240507-milosevich-impact-russia-resilience-nato-southern-neighbourhood-1-368x240.jpg)
The impact of Russia on the resilience of NATO and the Southern Neighbourhood
![Aerial view of Etihad Towers and Emirates Palace Hotel in west Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, one of the most influential countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240226-ari25-amirah-arnal-abu-dabi-consejo-cooperacion-del-golfo-368x240.jpg)
Economic and financial relations between Spain and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf: an initial assessment
![A plug in tank cap used for charging and refuelling of an electric car at an electric station](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240409-feas-et-al-coche-electrico-368x240.jpg)
The economics and geopolitics of electric cars: a European perspective
![Person holding the flag of Palestine in the street. Background: Building facade in daylight.](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240409-liel-spanish-recognition-of-palestine-368x240.jpg)
Spain’s recognition of the State of Palestine can make the difference
![Abstract triangle mosaic background with one-euro coins and 20-euro banknotes. Conceptual representation of the European economic model](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240321-informe-elcano-33-modelo-economico-europeo-368x240.jpg)
The European economic model amid the return of geopolitics: diagnosis and proposals for reform
![Flags of the European Union (on the left) and Ukraine (on the right)](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240321-borrell-ukraine-eu-368x240.jpg)
Ukraine has revealed to Europe the harshness of the world
![Russian gas production and processing plant near the town of Nov Urengoi. In the foreground a pipeline distribution complex. On the left, a transmission and telecommunications tower, and on the right, three smoke outlet towers](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240308-policy-paper-futuro-gas-ruso-planta-novi-urengoi-368x240.jpg)
The future of Russian gas in the EU
![Image of the Peace Palace at night in The Hague (Netherlands), seat of the International Court of Justice. The ICJ is the principal judicial body of the United Nations](https://media.realinstitutoelcano.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240201-ari13-remiro-corte-internacional-de-justicia-2-368x240.jpg)