The Stockholm Journal of International Affairs

OPINION PIECE Den 28 februari 2026 inledde USA och Israel luftattacker mot Iran. När Spaniens premiärminister Pedro Sánchez kort därefter meddelade att amerikanska baser på spansk mark inte fick användas i kriget, väcktes minnet av Irakkriget till liv. För Spanien handlar konflikten inte bara om Iran, utan också om landets syn på internationell rätt och arvet efter parollen “No a la guerra”. I Teheran rapporterades explosioner på flera håll. Några dagar efter attackerna bekrä

OPINION PIECE For over half a century NATO has constituted the most formidable military alliance in history. Membership was coveted; it meant benefiting from the US military umbrella and sharing the values of the free world. Unfortunately today, as the Atlantic Partnership strains, Spain's Socialist government risks alienating its country from its main ally, becoming, as a result, more vulnerable to threats in an increasingly volatile and unstable world. Spain joined NATO i

In Cuba the US’ attack on Venezuela and subsequent kidnapping of its president Nicolás Maduro looms large. The island, 90 miles off the coast of Florida, has a long history marked by US intervention, something many fear is coming back in style. Although the relationship between Cuba and the United States has been ice cold for almost seven decades at this point, the two once fought as allies in the 1890s in the Spanish-American War. In 1895 Cuban national hero José Martí , am