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Spanish strategic culture has evolved from a tradition of neutrality in the two World Wars and isolation throughout most of the Cold War towards a new role as an international security actor. This evolution has changed several elements of Spanish strategic culture and introduced new ones while others have remained the same. The result is a dynamic and sometimes contradictory pattern of behaviour in strategic affairs.

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Arteaga, F. (2013). Spain. In: Biehl, H., Giegerich, B., Jonas, A. (eds) Strategic Cultures in Europe. Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr, vol 13. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01168-0_26

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