Reporting
Situation reporting and concise briefings, structured around the information decision-makers need.
EU CSDP · UN PEACE OPERATIONS · PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
Reporting and analysis for informed decision-making.
Clear reporting, contextual analysis and assessments that turn complex political and security information into support for informed decisions.
Profile
Clarity in complex
operating environments.
Experience spanning public diplomacy, research collaborations, United Nations peace operations, non-governmental organisation (NGO) safety and European Union civilian missions.
Reporting and analysis focused on assessing developments, identifying patterns and communicating relevant findings for decision-making.
Analysis
Political and security context, threat assessments and structured examination of evolving developments.
Decision support
Clear findings, explicit uncertainty and relevant implications for planning and risk management.
Experience
A career shaped by context.
From diplomatic training and collaborative research to analysis and reporting in international field operations.
Public diplomacy and cultural affairs
Support for public diplomacy and cultural affairs through the Spanish Diplomatic School traineeship programme.
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Public diplomacy and cultural affairs
Support for public diplomacy and cultural affairs, linked to postgraduate studies of the contemporary Arab and Islamic world.
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Aish
Amman, Jordan
CollaborationReporting and analysis on the Arab world
Contribution to Aish, an independent, freely accessible platform covering political and social change across the Maghreb and Middle East. Its reporting drew on Arabic-language media and perspectives from people across the region.
Researcher
Collaboration with an expert-network consultancy working on geopolitical analysis and scenarios.
Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union
Brussels, Belgium
Formative experiencePublic diplomacy and cultural affairs
Support for public diplomacy and cultural affairs at the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union, through the Culturex programme.
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC)
Integrated analysis of political and security developments, combining information from multiple sources to assess trends, emerging threats and implications for mandate implementation. Analytical reporting and briefings to support mission leadership’s planning and decision-making.
Joint Operations Centre (JOC) · Regional Joint Operations Centre (RJOC)
Integrated situation reporting and operational information coordination, first in Bamako and subsequently in Ménaka. Consolidation of information across mission components, monitoring of developments and briefings to support situational awareness, operational coordination and crisis management.
Western Region
Safety advice, context analysis and coordination support for humanitarian NGOs.
Security Division
Security reporting and analysis to support decision-making and enable the delivery of the Mission’s mandate, programmes and activities.
Security Division
Security reporting and analysis to support decision-making and enable the delivery of the Mission’s mandate, programmes and activities.
Education
Academic foundations.
Political science and international relations, diplomacy, area studies, and security information analysis.
Political Science and Public Administration
Licenciatura · Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Diplomacy and International Relations
Interuniversity Master’s · Spanish Diplomatic School / Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Leadership, Diplomacy and Intelligence
Master’s · Universidad Camilo José Cela
Madrid, Spain
Contemporary Arab and Islamic Studies
Master’s · Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Specialist training
2011 · Madrid, Spain
101st Course on the European Union
Spanish Diplomatic School
European Union institutions, policies and external relations, including Spain’s role in the EU.
2016 · Oslo, Norway
United Nations Joint Mission Analysis Centre Course (UNJMAC)
Norwegian Defence International Centre (NODEFIC)
Training in multi-source information collection and analysis, identification of threats to mandate implementation, and preparation of integrated analysis and forward-looking assessments to support mission leadership.
Mission analysis · United Nations peace operations
2021 · Stockholm area, Sweden
Mission Security Officer (MSO) Course
European External Action Service (EEAS) · Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
Mission security · European Union civilian operationsAdditional training
March 2013
Advanced Training Programme in Intelligence Analysis
Instituto de Ciencias Forenses y de la Seguridad (ICFS) · Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
Strategic studies and intelligence analysis.
February–March 2012 · Madrid, Spain
7th Course in International Crisis Management
Instituto Universitario General Gutiérrez Mellado (IUGM) · Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
International crisis management, international organisations, negotiation and security sector reform.
Autumn 2013 · Online
Central Challenges of American National Security, Strategy, and the Press
Harvard Kennedy School · HarvardX
Selected as one of 500 participants in the Harvard Online Classroom pilot programme.
Case-based national security analysis, strategic options and the role of the press in policy decision-making.
Selected publications
Research and publications.
Analysis, policy briefings and book reviews on international security, European affairs and the Arab world.
2013
Yemen and the Arab uprisings: from systemic crisis to national dialogue
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Opinion paper 77/2013
Title translated from Spanish
2014
Power, exceptionalism and succession in Saudi Arabia
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Opinion paper 50/2014
Title translated from Spanish
2014
Yemen: the forgotten key to the Arab world, 1911–2011
Journal of the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies · Book review · Issue 4
Title translated from Spanish
2014
Why Yemen Matters: A Society in Transition
Revista de Estudios Internacionales Mediterráneos (REIM) · Book review · Issue 17
2015
A brief introduction to the intelligence component of United Nations peace operations
Grupo de Estudios sobre Seguridad Internacional (GESI) · Analysis 1/2015
Title translated from Spanish
2015
Al-Shabab’s integration into global and regional jihadism
Grupo de Estudios sobre Seguridad Internacional (GESI) · Analysis 14/2015
Title translated from Spanish
2015
Game of thrones in the desert kingdom
Política Exterior · Analysis · 5 May
Title translated from Spanish
2015
2015
Why Yemen Matters: A Society in Transition
Journal of Arabian Studies · Book review · 5(1), pp. 85–87
2015
The European Union in Global Security: The Politics of Impact
Journal of Global Analysis · Book review · 5(1–2)
2017
Political and security context in the Central African Republic after the 2016 elections: from shared frustration to armed confrontation between ex-Séléka factions
Grupo de Estudios sobre Seguridad Internacional (GESI) · Analysis 8/2017
Title translated from Spanish
2017
Alternative futures analysis: the dispute between ex-Séléka factions in the Central African Republic — FPRC tactical options to constrain UPC militarily and economically
Grupo de Estudios sobre Seguridad Internacional (GESI) · Analysis 47/2017
Title translated from Spanish
2018
Critical Thinking for Strategic Intelligence
Revista de Estudios en Seguridad Internacional (RESI) · Book review · 4(1), pp. 257–259
2013
The Muslim Brotherhood
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Book review · 4 September 2013
Original title: Los Hermanos Musulmanes
2014
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2140 (2014) on Yemen
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Policy review · 6 March 2014
Original title: Resolución 2140 (2014). Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas
2014
The fourth EU–Africa Summit
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Summit briefing · 1 April 2014
Original title: Cumbre UE–África – 2 y 3 abril 2014
2014
NATO’s 65th anniversary, 1949–2014
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Institutional review · 10 April 2014
Original title: 65 aniversario de la OTAN, 1949–2014
2014
EU Foreign Affairs Council · Brussels, 12 May 2014
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Council briefing · 20 May 2014
Original title: Consejo de Asuntos Exteriores de la UE
2014
EU Foreign Affairs Council · Luxembourg, 23 June 2014
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Council briefing · 26 June 2014
Original title: Consejo de Asuntos Exteriores de la UE – 23 junio 2014
2014
The sixth BRICS Summit · Fortaleza
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Summit briefing · 24 July 2014
Original title: VI Cumbre BRICS
2014
European Council · Brussels, 30 August 2014
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Council briefing · 3 September 2014
Original title: Consejo Europeo. Bruselas, 30 de agosto de 2014
2015
EU Foreign Affairs Council · Luxembourg, 20 April 2015
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Council briefing · 27 April 2015
Original title: Consejo de Asuntos Exteriores de la UE. Luxemburgo, 20 de abril 2015
2015
U.S. Department of State Country Reports on Terrorism 2014
Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies (IEEE) · Report review · 29 June 2015
Original title: U.S. Department of State Country Reports on Terrorism 2014
Eleven articles from 2012 on Yemen, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the Arab world. Spanish original titles, the byline “Jordi Comins”, and editing and translation credits are retained. The complete original PDFs are included without modification.
2012
Diplomatic strains with Egypt
Título original: Fisuras diplomáticas con Egipto
Aish · Saudi Arabia ·
Author: Jordi Comins · Edited by: Pilar Comín · English translation: María Blanco Palencia
PDF · Spanish and English
Bibliographic note
The English heading gives 12 June; the date follows the Spanish original, 13 June 2012.
2012
The southern question: political exclusion, economic marginalisation and internal division
Título original: La cuestión del sur: exclusión política, marginación económica y división interna
Aish · Yemen ·
Author: Jordi Comins · Edited by: Pilar Comín · English translation: María Blanco Palencia
PDF · Spanish and English
2012
War drums along the Litani
Título original: Cuando el río [Litani] suena… tambores de guerra lleva.
Aish · Lebanon ·
Author: Jordi Comins · Edited by: Pilar Comín · English translation: María Blanco Palencia
PDF · Spanish and English
2012
“You have the clocks; we have the time”
Título original: «Ustedes tienen los relojes, nosotros tenemos el tiempo»
Aish · Yemen ·
Author: Jordi Comins · Edited by: Aníbal Jaisert · English translation: María Blanco Palencia
PDF · Spanish and English
2012
Syrian refugee numbers keep rising
Título original: Refugiados sirios: suma y sigue
Aish · Lebanon ·
Author: Jordi Comins · Edited by: Pilar Comín · English translation: María Blanco Palencia
PDF · Spanish and English
2012
Refugees and internally displaced people: the conflict’s sixth dimension
Título original: Refugiados e IDP: la sexta arista del conflicto
Aish · Yemen ·
Author: Jordi Comins · English translation: María Blanco Palencia
PDF · Spanish and English
Bibliographic note
The English heading gives 30 July; the date follows the Spanish original, 31 July 2012.
2012
Debate is futile without dialogue
Título original: De nada sirve discutir si no se puede dialogar
Aish · Yemen ·
Author: Jordi Comins · Edited by: Pilar Comín · English translation: Jon Sebastian Rodríguez
PDF · Spanish and English
2012
The fall of Syria’s regime would not spell the end of Hezbollah
Título original: La caída del régimen sirio no implica el fin de Hizbulá
Aish · Lebanon ·
Author: Jordi Comins · Edited by: Pilar Comín
PDF · Spanish
2012
Why we remain committed to understanding the Arab world
Título original: Por qué nos empeñamos en saber lo que pasa en el mundo árabe
Aish · Arab world ·
Author: Jordi Comins
PDF · Spanish
Bibliographic note
Anniversary special. September 2012 is indicated by the filename; no precise date appears in the document.
2012
Faith belongs to Yemen*
Título original: La fe es del Yemen*
Aish · Yemen ·
Author: Jordi Comins · Edited by: Alba González · English translation: María Blanco Palencia
PDF · Spanish and English
2012
Make your move, gentlemen!
Título original: ¡Abran juego, señores!
Aish · Yemen ·
Author: Jordi Comins · Edited by: Pilar Comín · English translation: Jon Sebastian Rodríguez
PDF · Spanish and English
The main selection contains thirteen verified publications; the Aish archive adds eleven articles from 2012. Spanish titles are translated for this English profile. Reviews are listed separately from the books reviewed. Publisher links are prioritised; Dialnet records provide a bibliographic fallback for older or restricted pages.
Selected projects
Culture and humanitarian engagement.
Cinema, visual arts and literary exchange in Cuba, alongside a humanitarian photography exhibition in Yemen.
Cinema · Cultural affairs
Camino
Havana, Cuba
Presentation of Javier Fesser’s film in Havana. A Spanish production recognised with six Goya Awards.
Film information · Spanish Film Academy
Cinema · Cultural affairs
Che
Havana, Cuba
December 2008
Presentation of Steven Soderbergh’s film in Havana. Starring Benicio del Toro, the two-part work explores Ernesto Che Guevara’s campaigns in Cuba and Bolivia.
Film information · Festival de Cannes
Photography · Humanitarian perspectives
Refugees and IDPs in Yemen
Spanish Residence · Faj Attan, Sana’a, Yemen
June 2012
A UNHCR exhibition with photographs by Samuel Aranda, presented by the UNHCR Delegation and the embassies of Spain and the Netherlands. The exhibition focused on refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in Yemen.
Exhibition invitation
View original exhibition invitation
Visual arts
Tarde de luces en La Habana
Galería Guayasamín · Havana, Cuba
October 2008
A Spanish–Cuban visual arts encounter featuring Carlos de Castro, organised by the Embassy of Spain, the Office of the Historian of Havana and Galería Guayasamín.
Book presentation
Embajada de España en La Habana
Spanish Ambassador’s Residence · Havana, Cuba
October 2008
Presentation of the book Embajada de España en La Habana: Antiguo Palacio de Velasco Sarrá, exploring the historic building associated with Spain’s diplomatic presence in Cuba.
Magazine presentation
HI CUBA · Cuaderno de viaje
Hotel Meliá Cohiba · Havana, Cuba
November 2008
Presentation of the travel magazine HI CUBA, accompanied by a performance by the flamenco group Aires.
Photography · Literary heritage
María Teresa León · Su vida en fotos
Biblioteca Nacional José Martí · Havana, Cuba
A photographic exhibition tracing the life of Spanish writer María Teresa León.
Visual arts
La piel de los hijos de Gea
Centro de Arte · Holguín, Cuba
An exhibition featuring work by Isabel Muñoz and Maribel Domènech, presented through two complementary artist posters.
Maribel Domènech · Exhibition poster
Poetry · Cultural exchange
Poemas de ida y vuelta
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes · Havana, Cuba
November 2008
Launch of a Spanish–Cuban poetry collection featuring Benjamín Prado’s Aquí y entonces. Antología poética and Pedro Juan Gutiérrez’s Morir en París, with a special concert by Kelvis Ochoa.