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Bled Security Forum 2026
On 1-2 September 2026, Charles Powell attended the Bled Security Forum (Slovenia), where he took part in a round table on ‘The Age of Multi-Alignment: From Rules to Power Politics’, which was moderated by Ambassador Simona Leskovar. The other speakers were Jernej Pikalo (University of Ljubljana), Grégoire Roos (Chatham House), Samir Saran (Observer Research Foundation, India) and Loukas Tsoukalis (ELIAMEP, Greece).
Dubrovnik Forum 2026
Charles Powell took part in the think tank panel entitled ‘Emerging Powers in a Multipolar World: Many Paths, One Destination’. The other participants were 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’. The other participants were 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 (The Netherlands), The panel was moderated by 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.
European Public Affairs Conference 2026
Junto a PACE (Public Affairs Community of Europe) y la Asociación de Profesionales de las Relaciones Institucionales APRI, se celebró en el Senado la European Public Affairs Conference 2026.
Contó con la participación de 180 representantes institucionales, académicos, profesionales del sector y expertos internacionales que debatieron sobre el estatus y los nuevos retos de la profesión en un contexto europeo cada vez más exigente.
La jornada concluyó con una conferencia magistral de Charles Powell en diálogo con Jorge Aliende, director general de APRI, en el que analizaron los desafíos geopolíticos, económicos, de seguridad y defensa de Europa en un contexto global turbulento.
Delphi Economic Forum 2026
Charles Powell took part in the panel discussion called ‘U.S. Independence: The 250th Anniversary’. The other participants were James M. Lindsay, Mary & David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow, U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations, USA; Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium (2008, 2009-2011), Leterme Consultancy BV, Board Member of NGIC, Belgium and Matthew Boyle, Washington Bureau Chief, Breitbart News, USA. This session was moderated by Paula Dobriansky, Vice Chair, Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy & Security.
Doha Forum 2025
Charles Powell took part in the panel discussion called ‘Paths to Prosperity in Latin America: the role of cross-regional diplomacy’. As speakers participated Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi. Minister of State, State of Qatar, Carlos Márcio Bicalho Cozendey. Secretary of Multilateral Political Affairs, Federal Republic of Brazil, Luis Alberto Castiglioni. Former Vice President of the Republic, Republic of Paraguay, Alejandro Sánchez Pereira. Secretary of the Presidency, Oriental Republic of Uruguay and Diego Martínez Belío. Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs, Kingdom of Spain.
'The Spain-US relationship: continuity, change, or disruption?'
The Elcano Royal Institute and The Prince of Asturias Chair at Georgetown University organized the seminar ‘The future of the transatlantic relationship: views from Washington and Madrid’
Experts from Spain and the United States discussed the political, economic, and security ties –as well as the shared challenges and opportunities– that will shape the future of the relationship between the United States, Europe, and Spain.
Astana International Forum 2025
Charles Powell took part in the Astana International Forum 2025, which took place in Astana (Kazakhstan).
Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum 2025
Charles Powell took part in the ninth edition of the Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum Conference, hosted by the New Strategy Center (Bucharest, Romania).
Charles Powell, at the Club Diplomático de Madrid
The Club Diplomático de Madrid and The Diplomat in Spain held a new session which featured Charles Powell, director of the Elcano Royal Institute.
A large group of ambassadors accredited to Spain met at the event, in which Powell reflected on the current affairs surrounding the current policy of the United States government and, in particular, its president, Donald Trump.
