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International Security

Mástil con las banderas de la Unión Europea y Japón, durante la visita de Kaja Jallas a Japón en julio de 2025. El mástil tiene cuatro postes con cuatro banderas, dos de la UE y dos de Japón. Detrás de las banderas, un edificio blanco con numerosas ventanas y un cielo completamente azul y despejado.
Future of Europe Events

Seminar “Leveraging the EU-Japan Security and Defence Partnership for enhanced cooperation on disinformation”

Seminar about the policy avenues to strengthen EU-Japan cooperation in tackling disinformation.

11 Feb 2026 //
2 mins Reading time
Close-up of the Ukrainian flag flying on a flagpole atop the hill of the High Castle in Lviv.
International Security Events

Roundtable “Ukraine: between war and peace”

Roundtable about the evolution and prospects of the war in Ukraine on the fourth anniversary of the start of the conflict.

06 Feb 2026 //
2 mins Reading time
Vector illustration of the map of Spain transformed into dots as part of Europe and the Iberian Peninsula, with the north coast of Africa, on a dark red background.
International Security Events

Presentation of the Elcano Policy Paper “Spain in the world in 2026: prospects and challenges”

Presentation of the 14th edition of the policy paper Spain in the World, a collective work by the Elcano Royal Institute.

16 Jan 2026 //
1 min Reading time
Close-up of a state-of-the-art Ukrainian fiber optic drone.
International Security Analyses

Finding the balance: Russia, the South and the future of Spain’s defence

The redefinition of Spanish defence must find a balance between Euro-Atlantic solidarity and attention to its own strategic priorities.

By Luis Simón
26 Nov 2025 //
20 mins Reading time
Several vertical NATO blue flags fly in front of a modern cable-stayed bridge and tall glass buildings in an urban setting in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on the NATO Day in April 2023.
International Security Events

Public conference ‘Preventing War, Defending More: The Strengthening of NATO’

This event explores how NATO is adapting its deterrence and defence posture to confront emerging threats.

12 Nov 2025 //
2 mins Reading time
Members of the UN Security Council gathered around a circular table in the conference room with a mural in the background, to discuss the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (New York, 2022).
International Security Analyses

Women, Peace and Security in a changing global order: rethinking participation, protection and mediation practice

How can the Women Peace and Security Agenda remain relevant and have an impact in changing power and conflict dynamics?

By Elisa Tarnaala, María Solanas
16 Oct 2025 //
17 mins Reading time
A Ukrainian flag flies from a flagpole in front of a building damaged by bombing during the Russian war in Kyiv. In the background, broken glass, walls blackened by fire and the remains of office furniture.
International Security Events

Roundtable “The future of Russia’s war on Ukraine: What role for the EU?”

Roundtable organised with EPC on the EU’s capacity to sustain its support to Ukraine in the context of the Russia’s war on that country.

18 Sep 2025 //
2 mins Reading time
Flag of the European Union (EU) in front of the NATO emblem on a white wall.
International Security Analyses

Burden sharing: real solidarity or arbitrary mathematics in NATO and the EU?

Challenges remain regarding complementarity between NATO and the EU in the distribution of the burden of collective defence in Europe.

By Juan C. Castilla
30 Jul 2025 //
18 mins Reading time
Three people with their backs turned, two in military uniform and one in a suit, watch two military helicopters flying over a green field with trees in the background. Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits a military training camp in South West England with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
International Security Analyses

The UK Strategic Defence Review (SDR), cyber and British warfare

The UK SDR tries to adapt British ends and means with the current strategic changes in defence, cyberdefence and future warfare trends.

By Danny Steed
28 Jul 2025 //
10 mins Reading time

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