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First meeting of the Commission of the European Economic Community in 1958. Photo: European Commission / Instagram. Blog Elcano
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Sixty years on, the EU drifts aimlessly and soullessly

In the absence of a European identity, we have to reconstruct the EU project from the basis of the citizens and the states: a European Republic.

By Andrés Ortega
07 Mar 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Facebook's new and unsettling mission. Presidio Modelo (Isla de la Juventud, Cuba). Photo: Foto: Friman via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Elcano Blog
Democracy and citizenship Experts Comments

Facebook’s new and unsettling mission: building a global community

In a 5,800-word declaration, Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook aspired ‘to build the social infrastructure for a global community’.

By Andrés Ortega
28 Feb 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Marine Le Pen, presidential candidate in France, last year in the European Parliament. Photo: © European Union 2016 - European Parliament (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Scenarios of an electoral super year: Europe at the test

There is a great deal at stake for the future of the EU in the coming elections in the Netherlands, France, Germany and probably Italy.

By Andrés Ortega
21 Feb 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Antiguo mapa de África. Foto: Emma Line (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Global Spectator Experts Comments

The Return of Africa

Africa is back in the world spotlight. But if hopes are once again dashed, the crisis this time could be unprecedented.

By Andrés Ortega
14 Feb 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
Opening Plenary with Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, at the World Economic Forum 2017. Photo: Valeriano Di Domenico / World Economic Forum. Elcano Blog
Global Spectator Experts Comments

Xi Jinping’s major contradiction: a greater concentration of power but more innovative liberalisation

The dilemma between a greater concentration of power and liberalisation becomes a trilemma in the face of other challenges that Xi Jinping have to address.

By Andrés Ortega
07 Feb 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
"In decline". Photo: srslyguys (CC BY 2.0)
Global Spectator Experts Comments

Trump Demolitions Inc.

Trump has not yet exhibited an alternative vision of a new international order, but a vision that is essentially domestic.

By Andrés Ortega
31 Jan 2017 //
6 mins Reading time
Antonio Tajani, nuevo presidente del Parlamento Europeo, el pasado martes. Foto: © European Union 2017 - European Parliament
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Rifts in the European Parliament

The election of Antonio Tajani as president of the European Parliament is the outcome of a fierce struggle for MEPs’ votes.

By Andrés Ortega
24 Jan 2017 //
5 mins Reading time
"Around 2035, the NIC foresees three great narratives or scenarios: that the world becomes divided into islands, into orbits or that it organises itself into communities". Graphic: NIC
Global Spectator Experts Comments

A map of the future: islands, orbits or communities

The advances of the information ages are leading to a world that is simultaneously more dangerous and richer with opportunities than ever before.

By Andrés Ortega
17 Jan 2017 //
6 mins Reading time
WarGames terminal at Cold War Museum in Vint Hill, Virginia. Poto: Mr. Gray (Public domain)
Global Spectator Experts Comments

Foreign cyber-meddling in domestic elections

The alleged Russian meddling in favour of Donald Trump will influence other ballots and may undermine confidence in democracy.

By Andrés Ortega
10 Jan 2017 //
7 mins Reading time

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