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Crisis and EU foreign policy / Policy Brief

Spain's foreign policy in Africa: time to reassess the vision

15/11/2010 By Manuel Manrique

The impact of the economic crisis, changes in Spanish institutions and the changing international scene – in Africa and Europe – indicate that it is time for Spain to reassess its African foreign policy.

This Policy Brief by Manuel Manrique argues that it is necessary to develop a strategic, forward-looking vision that recognises the continent’s complex reality and goes beyond charitable rhetoric centred on development aid.

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Keywords

Central Africa Development cooperation EU Horn of Africa North Africa Southern Africa Spain Spanish foreign policy Sub-Saharan Africa West Africa

Bio author: Manuel Manrique

Development cooperation. Africa-EU relations. Spanish foreign policy towards Africa.