A N A LY S I S PEACE AND SECURITY MIDDLE POWER WITH MAGHREB FOCUS A Spanish perspective on Security Policy in the Southern Neighbourhood Eduard Soler i Lecha and Pol Morillas June 2020 • Spain is a committed multilat­eral actor that plays the Euro­pean card as a way of securing the financial and diplomatic resources that Spain alone can­not mobilize. • Whereas for most EU countries, as well as for the major global powers, the Middle East may be the main priority in the Mediter­ranean, for Spain the Maghreb is and has been the number one priority and within the Maghreb, Morocco. • Spain’s position in Mediter­ranean affairs is likely to be affected by domestic politicisa­tion, the evolution of conflict and cooperation dynamics in the region and the EU’s capacity to articulate a more robust and ambitious policy.