Languages: Spanish, English
Areas of Expertise: Populism and euroscepticism in Europe; Common Foreign Security and Defence Policy; EU domestic politics; institutional reforms
José Ignacio Torreblanca is a senior policy fellow and head of the Madrid office of the European Council on Foreign Relations, a position he has held since the launch of ECFR across Europe in 2007. His topics of focus include populism and euroscepticism in Europe, common foreign security and defence policy, and EU domestic politics and institutional reforms
Torreblanca was previously editorial director of the Spanish daily El Pais. His list of publications, articles, multimedia content and press interviews with ECFR is available below.
Mark Leonard speaks with Shoshana Fine, Tom Nuttall, Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, and Patrycja Sasnal about the UN’s Global Compact for Migration, and whether it matters that some European countries haven’t signed it. The podcast was recorded on 12 December 2018.
Bookshelf:
Go, went, gone by Jenny Erpenbeck
How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
Security at the Borders: Transnational Practices and Technologies in West Africa by Philippe M. Frowd
Revolution Of Hope: Toward a Humanized Technology by Erich Fromm
Distant Love by Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim
José Ignacio Torreblanca - 04 December 2018
After this week's election in Spain, the far-right party Vox now has its first MPs. But it is too early to say if we are seeing a resurgence of Spanish nationalism.
José Ignacio Torreblanca - 23 November 2018
A year on, it is clear that the Catalan parliamentary coup d’état of 2017 has strengthened the Spanish political nation
José Ignacio Torreblanca - 31 October 2018
If Europhobic parties gain significant ground in June next year, it will be as much the fault of the mainstream parties as the insurgents
Silvia González & José Ignacio Torreblanca - 24 October 2018
Spain's far-right party Vox draws the country into the continent's growing anti-European league
by Susi Dennison, Mark Leonard, and Pawel Zerka
With Teresa Coratella, Josef Janning, Andrzej Mendel-Nykorowycz, and José Ignacio Torreblanca - 19th June, 2019
The results of the European election confront EU leaders with a considerable challenge: navigating a new, more fragmented, and polarised political environment
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by José Ignacio Torreblanca, Mark Leonard - 29th April, 2014
Pro-Europeans should create space for battles between competing visions of Europe
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by José Ignacio Torreblanca, Mark Leonard - 16th May, 2013
Europeans are losing faith in the EU
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by Sebastian Dullien, José Ignacio Torreblanca - 12th December, 2012
by José Ignacio Torreblanca, Jose M. de Areilza - 26th June, 2012
How does the euro crisis look from Madrid?
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José Ignacio Torreblanca - 05 July 2019
To remain relevant in the twenty-first century Europe needs to revamp its toolbox by integrating its capabilities.
Josep Borrell and José Ignacio Torreblanca - 22 May 2019
A conversation between Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and José Ignacio Torreblanca ahead of the European elections
Gisela Hernandez & José Ignacio Torreblanca - 22 May 2019
Spaniards remain fervent believers in the European project despite the lasting effects of 2008 financial crisis.
José Ignacio Torreblanca - 02 May 2019
Spain is a bulwark of pro-European values and a progressive immigration policy. The poor performance of the conservatives in the parliamentary elections sends an important message to conservative parties Europe-wide.
José Ignacio Torreblanca - 29 April 2019
Pedro Sánchez united the vote in the face of the Vox threat. The other big winner was Ciudadanos – which could now supplant the conservative PP as the main opposition
Carla Hobbs & José Ignacio Torreblanca - 26 April 2019
Spain's snap election will be of "existential importance" - below, an explainer to get ready for Sunday outlining the contenders and possible outcomes
Felipe González and José Ignacio Torreblanca - 07 February 2019
A conversation between Felipe González and José Ignacio Torreblanca on the situation in Venezuela and the legitimacy of Juan Guaidó’s claim to the presidency
José Ignacio Torreblanca - 22 January 2019
The British prime minister and the leader of the oppositions are stuck in cynicism and opportunism
José Ignacio Torreblanca - 08 April 2019
ECFR Madrid sits down with former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González to discuss topics such as the state of the European Union ahead of May's European Parliament elections, the rise of Eurosceptic parties, Brexit, and relations with the US and Russia.
José Ignacio Torreblanca - 07 February 2019
ECFR Madrid in collaboration with Fundación Felipe González recorded a conversation between former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González and Head of the ECFR Madrid Office José Ignacio Torreblanca on the situation in Venezuela and the legitimacy of Juan Guaidó’s claim to the presidency.
Anthony Dworkin steps in for Mark Leonard and speaks with Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, Federica Paddeu, and Sergey Sukhankin, about what risks the recognition of Juan Guaido as interim president of Venezuela by several European countries will bring. The podcast was recorded on 5 February 2019.
Bookshelf:
Russian mercenaries on the march: next stop Venezuela? by Sergey Sukhankin
Dismantling Democracy in Venezuela: The Chávez Authoritarian Experiment by Allan R. Brewer-Carías
The Mutiny - the name of the third world by Evgeny Messner
AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order by Kai-Fu Lee
Mark Leonard speaks with Shoshana Fine, Tom Nuttall, Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, and Patrycja Sasnal about the UN’s Global Compact for Migration, and whether it matters that some European countries haven’t signed it. The podcast was recorded on 12 December 2018.
Bookshelf:
Go, went, gone by Jenny Erpenbeck
How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
Security at the Borders: Transnational Practices and Technologies in West Africa by Philippe M. Frowd
Revolution Of Hope: Toward a Humanized Technology by Erich Fromm
Distant Love by Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim
José Ignacio Torreblanca - 23 October 2015
José I. Torreblanca sobre Brexit en el BCM de ECFR el 14 de octubre de 2015 en Londres.
ECFR experts discuss findings of ECFR’s Britain in Europe renegotiation scorecard, a regular assessment of how the British asks are perceived in other member states.
José Ignacio Torreblanca - 16 July 2015
Joaquín Almunia y José Ignacio Torreblanca analizan el futuro de Grecia tras el tercer rescate y el futuro diseño de la Eurozona.
¿Bipartidismo o multipartidismo?¿Cómo se estructurarían los pactos? Las claves interpretativas para analizar los comicios del 24M y el escenario postelectoral [Emisión original del 23 de mayo].
José Ignacio Torreblanca, Head of ECFR's Madrid office, was quoted by Politico about the Spanish liberals.
José Ignacio Torreblanca, head of ECFR's Madrid office, was quoted about the political situation in Spain.
José Ignacio Torreblanca is quoted by Financial Times about the charges of violence against Catalan separatists following the failed independence bid in 2017.
Interview with José Ignacio Torreblanca in El Economista, about the future of the European conservatives.
José Ignacio Torreblanca, director of the ECFR office in Madrid, in the Financial Times on the new position of Spanish Socialists in the European Parliament.
Jose Ignacio Torreblanca is quoted by The Huffington Post regarding 2019 European elections.
Jose Ignacio Torreblanca is quoted by 20 Minutes regarding Spain and euroscepticism.
Jose Ignacio Torreblanca is quoted by France Info regarding 2019 European Parliament election.
Jose Ignacio Torreblanca is quoted by Le Point regarding 2019 European Parliament election.
Jose Ignacio Torreblanca is quoted by Libération regarding 2019 European Parliament election.
Email: jitorreblanca@ecfr.eu