Director del Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos (Madrid) desde 2012, y Profesor de Historia Contemporánea de España en la Universidad CEU San Pablo (Madrid) desde 2001.
Es licenciado en Historia y Lenguas Modernas por la Universidad de Oxford, institución en la que también se doctoró con una tesis sobre la transición democrática española.
Antes de establecerse en España en 1997, fue Lecturer en Historia en Corpus Christi College (Oxford), J. A. Pye Fellow en University College (Oxford) y Junior Research Fellow en St. Antony’s College (Oxford). Es autor de seis libros y numerosos artículos sobre la historia, la política y las relaciones exteriores de España, y ha pronunciado conferencias en más de treinta países. Además, ha dirigido ocho tesis doctorales, tanto en el Reino Unido como en España.
Director of the Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies (Madrid) since 2012, and Professor of Spanish Contemporary History at CEU San Pablo University (Madrid) since 2001.
Charles holds a BA in History and Modern Languages from Oxford University, where he also obtained a D. Phil for a thesis on Spain’s transition to democracy.
Prior to settling in Spain in 1997, he was Lecturer in History at Corpus Christi College (Oxford), J. A. Pye Fellow at University College (Oxford), and Junior Research Fellow at St. Antony’s College (Oxford). He is the author of six books and numerous articles on Spanish history, politics and foreign policy, and has lectured in over thirty countries. Additionally, he has supervised eight doctoral theses, both in Britain and Spain.
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Dubrovnik Forum 2026
Charles Powell took part in the think tank panel entitled ‘Emerging Powers in a Multipolar World: Many Paths, One Destination’. As speakers participated Luanda Mpungose, Outreach and Partnership Manager at the South African Institute of International Affairs; Rachel Rizo, Senior Fellow, Strategic Studies Program, Observer Research Foundation, India; Daniel Kochis, Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia, Hudson Institute, United States and Manoel Corrêa do Lago, Senior Consultant, Brazilian Center for International Relations, Brazil.
Summer School for Young Diplomats “Gavro Vuković"
Charles Powell took part in the panel discussion entitled ‘A Changing World, a Changing Europe’. As speakers participated Jelena Džankić, Programme Director at the European University Institute (Italy); Sebastien Maillard, Special Advisor at the Jacques Delors Institute (France) and Wouter Zweers, Research Fellow on EU and Global Affairs at the Clingendal Institute (Netherlands), The moderated of the panel was Dragana Marković, Director for Enlargement Policy at the Directorate General for European Union at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro.
The XIX Summer School for Young Diplomats “Gavro Vuković” took place in Montenegro, running from June 21 to June 26. Organized by the Diplomatic Academy of Montenegro’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the program gathered 58 young diplomats from 48 countries.
Presentación del libro 'El rey Juan Carlos I y la proyección exterior de España'
Charles Powell presentó en la Casa Palacio de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Valencia su último libro ‘El rey Juan Carlos I y la proyección exterior de España’.
