BUILDING THE IBEROSPHERE?

A BALANCE OF THE RECENT ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL RIGHT IN THE AMERICAS AND SPAIN

Abstract

The Madrid Charter—a manifesto launched by the Spanish party Vox calling for the unification of international conservative political forces—sets as its objective the construction of the so-called “Iberosphere”; a vast global geographic area with common cultural and historical references and committed to the program of the right and conservatism. This attempt has run parallel to other activities carried out by various conservative organizations with an international vocation (CPAC, FIL, NEOS, The Movement, etc.) This article offers a record of these activities and evaluates their impacts. Have they managed to advance the construction of the Iberosphere? What do they mean for global geopolitics? Have they become permanent movements? In addition to the descriptive follow-up, this paper also explains the communication and influence networks that have recently developed among international conservative organizations. It attempts to demonstrate that, inspired by the ideas of the New Right, the international conservative movement is advancing slowly but inexorably, promoting a new international order defined by civilizational lines; although it encounters obstacles related to alternative transnational projects and political culture and party tradition in different national contexts.