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Dos responsables intervienen ante las banderas de los países iberoamericanos con el fondo de la XXX Cumbre Iberoamericana de España
Responsables de la Comunidad Iberoamericana ante las banderas de los países miembros durante la XXX Cumbre que se celebra en Madrid. · Infobae

Madrid hosts the XXX Ibero-American Summit as the world order shifts

Madrid hosts the XXX Ibero-American Summit with the Community determined to carry more weight in a changing world order.

Madrid hosts the XXX Ibero-American Summit this week, an international gathering that brings the Community together in the Spanish capital at an especially relevant moment, because the world order is constantly changing and the region seeks to cooperate to carry more weight. --- The context --- For the Community this is not just another year. In recent years and months there have been drastic shifts on the geopolitical board, such as the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East, along with twists in national governments that force alliances to be rethought. --- The facts --- In the United States, Donald Trump has lost control of the legislative chambers after suffering a major defeat against the Democrats in the midterm elections held just a few hours ago, with the Republican Party falling in Parliament and in the Senate. A similar turn may occur in Spain with the upcoming elections on November 29. The Community brings together 22 member countries from both shores of the Atlantic, among them Spain, Portugal, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. --- The positions --- Andrés Allamand, secretary general of the Community, argues that this is the moment when Ibero-America will be even more important in a world undergoing reconfiguration. Pedro Sánchez, together with King Felipe VI, will receive counterparts such as Javier Milei, president of Argentina. --- What remains unknown --- Lula Da Silva, Claudia Sheinbaum, Delcy Rodríguez and Nayib Bukele will not be present, although all of them have representatives of their governments who will attend in their name. The reasons for those absences and the resulting agreements are not detailed. --- Unanswered questions --- What concrete agreements will the summit adopt so that Ibero-America carries more weight in the new landscape? How will leadership be shared between the governments present and those represented? What role will the Community assume in the reconfiguration described by its secretary general? --- EPM analysis --- The value of the gathering lies in coordination. If governments seize the window opened by the new American balance to speak with a single voice, the Community can turn its diversity into shared influence and into practical cooperation. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the Madrid summit comes at exactly the right moment for Ibero-America to stop reacting to other people's changes and start building weight of its own through cooperation. Trump's legislative defeat opens a space that other leaders can occupy if they act together, with common proposals and with continuity beyond the family photo. The Community brings together enough diversity to be heard, but only sustained coordination will turn that promise into real influence.
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