Spain and the United States - Real Instituto Elcano
Spain and the United States - Real Instituto Elcano
Spain and the United States - Real Instituto Elcano
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
This is <strong>the</strong> third book I have written for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Elcano</strong> Royal Institute. It aims to<br />
cover <strong>the</strong> investment, trade, defence, political <strong>and</strong> cultural aspects of <strong>the</strong><br />
relationship between <strong>Spain</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong>. The first chapter, unlike that<br />
of <strong>the</strong> previous two books, sets <strong>the</strong> scene by recounting more than 500 years of<br />
history between <strong>the</strong> two nations. I believe <strong>the</strong> reader needs this historical<br />
perspective, albeit in a condensed form, to fully appreciate <strong>the</strong> many<br />
complexities of <strong>the</strong> relationship <strong>and</strong> what is happening today. This book also<br />
exists in Spanish, published by Ariel.<br />
I would like to thank Emilio Lamo de Espinosa, <strong>Elcano</strong>’s former<br />
director, for commissioning <strong>the</strong> book, <strong>and</strong> Gustavo Suárez Pertierra, <strong>the</strong> new<br />
president, <strong>and</strong> Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias, <strong>the</strong> new director, for continuing<br />
<strong>the</strong> project. I would also like to acknowledge <strong>the</strong> assistance from <strong>the</strong> following<br />
people: Carlos Alberdi, Gayle Allard, Glynis Andrews, José María de Areilza<br />
Carvajal, Alfonso Armada, Mario Armero, Miguel de Avendaño, Whitney<br />
Baird, Rafael Bardají, Eva Barrionuevo, Fabia Buenaventura, Álvaro Calleja<br />
Crespo, Óscar Calvo-González, Manuel de la Cámara, Emilio Cassinello, Peter<br />
Cheek, Leslie Crawford, Reginald Dale, Thomas Dauterman, for copiously<br />
editing <strong>the</strong> manuscript, Guillermo de la Dehesa, Lorenzo Delgado, Francis <strong>and</strong><br />
Patricia Dobbs, Juan Manuel Egea, Carlos Fernández-Lerga, Humberto<br />
Figarola, Richard Figueroa, Manuel Flecha, Emilio García, Jacinto García-<br />
Díez, Eduardo Garrigues, Richard Gillespie, Carmen González López-Briones,<br />
Sarah <strong>and</strong> Diana Graizbord, Fern<strong>and</strong>o Gutiérrez Junquera, Inmaculada de<br />
Habsburgo, Lloyd H<strong>and</strong>, Gonzalo de las Heras, Santiago Íñiguez, Silvia<br />
Iranzo, Gabriel Jackson, Harold James, John Law, Florencio López Navarro,<br />
Carlos Malamud, Edward Malefakis, Jaime Malet, José María Marín<br />
Quemada, Ángel Martín Acebes, Jesús de Miguel, José Morales, Edward<br />
Mortimer, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Alberto Nadal, James Nealon, Robin<br />
Niblett, Andrés Ortega, Jaime Otero, María Jesús Pablos, Rafael Pampillón,<br />
Rosa Pardo, Sofía Pérez, Mary Jean Riley, Laura Rohan, Sebastián Royo,