Journal Articles

  • Agenda Exterior: escenarios para una guerra

    Agenda Exterior: escenarios para una guerra

    Lo único que sabemos con certeza es que la guerra terminará algún día. Hasta que llegue ese día, el pueblo ucraniano seguirá luchando por su patria con el apoyo de la UE, la OTAN y sus socios. Uno de los principales aspectos psicológicos de la guerra ha sido sacudir a los europeos de su letargo… Read more

  • A Stellar Moment? Spain, Strategy and European Space

    A Stellar Moment? Spain, Strategy and European Space

    This analysis looks at the shifting nature of space, security and defence in the EU. It provides an account of the growing geopolitical contest in space and stresses the vital importance of space for Europe’s strategic autonomy. What is more, the analysis looks at Spain’s approach to space, security and defence and it outlines how… Read more

  • Yearbook of European Security 2022

    Yearbook of European Security 2022

    Abstract The 2022 Yearbook of European Security provides an overview of events in 2021 that were significant for European security. The book charts major developments in the EU’s external action and security and defence policy. Divided into region and issue-specific sections, this Yearbook contains entries on the EU’s multilateral efforts and work in security and… Read more

  • Centre of Gravity: Security and Defence in the Indo-Pacific – What Role for the European Union?

    Centre of Gravity: Security and Defence in the Indo-Pacific – What Role for the European Union?

    The Indo-Pacific region has emerged as the centre of gravity of global military competition, economic growth, and technological innovation. Whatever happens in the Indo-Pacific is likely to have a pervasive impact on the structure and future of international order, and the norms and institutions Europeans hold so dear. Moreover, as the war in Ukraine shows,… Read more

  • The Strategic Compass and EU Space-based Defence Capabilities

    The Strategic Compass and EU Space-based Defence Capabilities

    The European Union relies on space for its economic sovereignty and security and defence. Without space-based capabilities, the EU could not enjoy any degree of strategic autonomy in security and defence. Since the adoption and endorsement of the Strategic Compass, space has only increased its relevance for the EU in the area of security and… Read more

  • Europe and the South: the Maritime Dimension

    Europe and the South: the Maritime Dimension

    Europe’s southern neighbourhood, for which the delineation varies according to the geopolitical and institutional frameworks considered, is critical from an economic and geopolitical perspective. Europe’s South remains affected by an arc of instability, running up from the Atlantic coast of Africa to the eastern fringes of the Middle East, encompassing several maritime spaces. For this… Read more