Elcano Royal Institute

Future of Europe

Risk without borders: the malicious use of AI and the EU AI Act’s global reach

By Paula Oliver Llorente 17 Feb 2026 //

From left to right: António Costa, President of the European Council; Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India; and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, India (27/01/2026). In a gesture of victory, the three representatives raise their hands. On either side, flags of the European Union on the left and India on the right.

Future of Europe

The EU-India relationship I: the bilateral layer of the negotiations

By Ana Ballesteros Peiró, (eds.), Chiara Boldrini, Andrea Arrieta Ruiz, Denise Ripamonti

03 Feb 2026 //

18 mins Reading time

Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood

Iran’s 2025-26 protests, resilience and political containment

By Luciano Zaccara

09 Feb 2026 //

10 mins Reading time

ICE Special Response Team at a briefing prior to an arrest in Rhode Island. In the foreground, part of one of the members' uniforms with the ICE - Special Response Team insignia. Behind, several members of the team in military uniforms gathered around a table with a dossier on top containing a blurred photo of the person they are going to arrest.

Democracy and citizenship

‘ICE is not welcome’: urban raids, capacity and the politics of US immigration enforcement

By Rut Bermejo Casado

04 Feb 2026 //

10 mins Reading time

El Palito oil refinery in Puerto Cabello (Carabobo State, Venezuela). The image shows multiple oil distillation towers, furnaces and many interconnected piping systems for processing. In the background, the sky is clear with a few clouds.

Climate and energy

Venezuela’s oil: evolution, scenarios and international repercussions

By Gonzalo Escribano

22 Jan 2026 //

24 mins Reading time

Publications

Future of Europe

Eurobonds for European strategic autonomy: a financial proposal with geostrategic foundations

The market for Eurobonds is Europe's window of opportunity to escape the institutional trap in the face of external threats.

By José Juan Ruiz

11 Mar 2026 //

39 mins Reading time

The interior of Malaga Airport, bustling with travellers. People walk in both directions and others wait in line to board. In the centre there are moving walkways and, on both sides, boarding gates and some shops. The space is large, white and with large windows that let in natural light.

Inside Spain

The seventh regularisation of undocumented migrants in 40 years exposes the need for greater migratory policy planning

By William Chislett

10 Mar 2026 //

7 mins Reading time

Panoramic view of Tehran as a thick column of black smoke rises from the city after an explosion, among dense buildings and construction cranes under a greyish sky.

International Security

The Middle East enters its first Great War: a new order could emerge

By Ibrahim al-Marashi, Tanya Goudsouzian

09 Mar 2026 //

6 mins Reading time

Sign reading “Help Secure Our Borders” with a toll-free number for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, standing on green grass at the Pigeon River boat launch south of the Canadian border.

Democracy and citizenship

Trump 2.0’s year one: reshaping US legal immigration

By Eric Sigmon, Rut Bermejo Casado

04 Mar 2026 //

25 mins Reading time

International Security

The new US policy forcing Europe into greater self-reliance in defence: accepting imperfection but not failure

By Robert Pszczel

13 Feb 2026 //

22 mins Reading time

Latin America

The European Parliament halts the EU-MERCOSUR agreement in court: what is at stake

By Ernesto Talvi

11 Feb 2026 //

7 mins Reading time

Future of Europe

The EU-India relationship II: the global layer of the bilateral negotiations

By Ana Ballesteros Peiró, (eds.), George Dikaios, Aurelio Insisa, Cristina de Esperanza Picardo

10 Feb 2026 //

17 mins Reading time

Inside Spain

King Juan Carlos, Spain’s extraordinary ambassador

By William Chislett

10 Feb 2026 //

8 mins Reading time

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Events

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Tue 17 Mar 09:30 h

Climate and energy

Workshop “The Future of Urban Water in Spain”

Auditorio de Zaragoza

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Three European Union (EU) flags fly in the wind at full mast outside the windows of the Berlaymont building, the headquarters of the European Commission (the EU executive) in Brussels, Belgium

Dissecting the Draghi Report

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Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2023

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Dissecting the Draghi Report

Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2023

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