As Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with European leaders, including Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Eduard Soler i Lecha, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Senior Research Associate at IBEI. According to Mr. Soler i Lecha, Spain’s current foreign policy is deeply strategic. Our guest illustrates that what we are witnessing under Pedro Sánchez is a deliberate articulation of international law as both principle and instrument. When Spain condemns violence in Ukraine, Gaza, or Iran, it is not choosing sides impulsively – it is reaffirming a worldview in which its own security and influence depend on the preservation of multilateral norms.
