Spain is the laughing stock of the world: and Latin America remains on the list
Some might think that the title of this piece is grossly exaggerated and deliberately melodramatic. Nor does it stem from judgement clouded by nostalgia for the past. But, unfortunately, this […]
Morocco, the US’s effective hitman against Spain
It is now a fact, and the news, whilst expected, is nonetheless shocking, as its importance and significance in many respects are hardly surprising: the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) and […]
Spain: the European Union’s ‘narco-state’?
The European Commission has published a report by the EUDA (European Union Drugs Agency) which has placed Spain in the Union’s spotlight by identifying it as the main port of […]
U.S. Strategy in Latin America: Continuity, Hybridity, and Resistance
Academic Introduction The United States’ strategy toward Latin America cannot be reduced to the short-term whims of a president or a secretary of state. As the central hypothesis of this […]
Lebanon’s fragile balance: regional tensions, internal divisions, and the shadow of war
Lebanon is entering one of the most dangerous moments in its recent history. The central question is whether Israel will allow even a limited understanding between the Trump administration and […]
Mali and the security crisis in the Western Sahel
In April 2026, Mali’s protracted security crisis reached a critical inflection point. A coordinated offensive by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and the secular […]
Lebanon: the land of neverland
Reality always imposes itself. Resisting it, especially when it is adverse, only worsens its consequences. That is what happens to Lebanon, a country that since its birth is, in reality, […]
Transition of the International Energy Order
The premise of this brief text is to demonstrate that energy transition and change in the system of territorial states (as we call them for geopolitical purposes)[1] run in parallel. […]
Lebanon at the Edge of a Negotiated Breakdown
The negotiations between Tel Aviv, Washington, and Beirut do not yet amount to a peace process. They represent a coercive attempt to convert a military stalemate into a political rearrangement […]
Iran, Gibraltar and other enclaves of Hispanity
A persistent threat At the end of December 2023, Iran, through the mouth of the brigadier general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC) Mohammad Reza Naqdi, “Coordinator” of the […]
