Xi Jinping and the Rise of China as a Global Power
From the very beginning of his speech, Manuel Valencia urges against adopting a Eurocentric perspective when trying to understand China. A country that not only represents 20% of humanity but […]
Spanish Foreign Policy in Times of Covid
As a result of the pandemic, we find ourselves in a context where conducting conventional foreign policy is challenging. However, Spain is committed to a deep and honest ambition for […]
Analysis of the United States Presidential Elections
The debate was held after the U.S. presidential elections, which took place on November 3. It analyzed the candidacies of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, their results, and the deep […]
Jiang Zemin and the Rise of China as an Economic Power
The lecture was delivered by Spanish Ambassador Juan Leña, who served as Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (1993-1999), as well as in other posts such as Ambassador to […]
The 75th Anniversary of the United Nations
The event was part of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, aiming to highlight the importance of the UN in our past, present, and future, and […]
The post-Mao revolution of Deng Xiaoping
Ambassador Bregolat begins his lecture with an observation: “No matter how rigid a dictatorship is, and no matter how brutal it may be—as Mao’s was—there are always people in the […]
Nothing Will Be the Same: The Economy After the Pandemic
José Juan Ruiz’s intervention focused, as a Latin American specialist, on the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in this region, arguing that “all the effects of the pandemic, both […]
Power Strategies in the China, United States, and Europe Triangle
The Director General, Fidel Sendagorta, focuses his speech on the change in China’s strategy and the exercise of power, in a context where International Relations are increasingly based on unilateral […]
Together Relaunching Europe: The German Presidency of the EU Council 2020
When Germany began preparing the program for its presidency nearly two years ago, it could not have imagined that its efforts would need to focus on a single major issue. […]
The UME and Balmis Operation
The Military Emergency Unit (UME) is a joint military force that is permanently organized and tasked with intervening anywhere in the national territory in the event of a disaster or […]