Description:
This book examines the evolution of Spanish foreign policy since 1975, through five different presidencies, spanning its transformation from a dictatorial political system and backward economy to a modern European state, fully democratic and with a well-functioning market economy, under strain from the Eurozone Sovereign Debt crisis. It explains how domestic developments and external factors have combined to shape Spain's international relations, assessing the impact of EU membership and providing an example of how middle powers can pursue their foreign policy objectives in the international system.
Review Quotes:
"We have in front of us an essential work that has the potential to [...] consolidate a newly ambitious line of research and reflection [on Spanish foreign policy]."
- José Manuel Sáenz Rotko, Universidad Pontificia Comillas