Issue No.1/ Horizons Autumn 2014 Download the pdf I would like to begin by referring to a passage from Denis de Rougemont’s Twenty-eight Centuries of Europe, in which he states that “European conscience is practically synonymous to the aspiration for peace. It develops gradually, the Swiss philosopher continues, as the wish Read more
Article published by Hellenic Studies, Volume 22. Autumm 2014 Writing on the Mediterranean at the beginning of the twenty-first century inevitably evokes memories of the many conflicts that still bedevil this region of the world and which unfortunately have not been solved yet. It also means highlighting the new challenges Read more
The latest events in Gaza bring back the cruelty and suffering endured by a region, to which I have dedicated a large part of my professional and personal efforts, and which, unfortunately, have not been able to put an end to more than 64 years of conflict. On the Palestinian Read more
It is not the first time that Social Democracy in general, and the PSOE in particular, is “facing hard times”. If one reads the editorials, news and comments over the last weeks, it appears that the future of the party is going through one of its worst moments. It is Read more
Text in French Sous l’impulsion du Forum pour la Paix, sous le haut patronage du Président de la République et avec le partenariat du Ministère des Affaires étrangères, Jean-Pierre Bel, Président du Sénat français, Bariza Khiari, Vice-présidente du Sénat français, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, ancien Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Espagne, Read more
International Conference on Water-Food-Energy Nexus in Drylands: Bridging Science and Policy The OCP Policy Center in partnership with the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), King’s College London and Texas A&M University hold a conference about The Water-Food-Energy Nexus in Drylands on June 11-13 2014. The conference in Rabat gathers Read more
Although I am aware that it is has practically become a cliché and, for that very reason, it often loses meaning, but just because it has been repeated many times, it is not less true: the best ambassador of Spain has been King Juan Carlos I. From his position as Read more