This work assesses the evolution of Spain's external relations during the 1990s, both within and beyond Europe, and assesses the principal challenges facing the country at the beginning of the 21st century.

This volume assesses the evolution of Spain's external relations during the 1990s, within and beyond Europe, and assesses the principal challenges facing the country at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The coincidence of several crucial global and European developments has had a profound effect on Spain. Adjustment of the economy and changes in foreign policy perspectives have become unavoidable. In turn, Spain, as an increasingly self-confident member of the EU, has itself become a significant actor in European-level developments. Spain's relationship with Europe and the wider world is increasingly balanced between new constraints and new opportunities for international influence.

'The chapters in this volume provide clear and useful account of exactly how Spain's international profile has changed and what challenges still remain.' - Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans