The purpose of Spain’s PD: a golden circle of public diplomacy analysis

Since the introduction of term public diplomacy (PD), PD literature has evolved and expanded in different directions, multiplying research conducted on actors, programs, publics, networks, tools, purposes. Focusing our discussion purpose diplomacy, potential mission-driven model called “The Golden Circle Public Diplomacy” by Cabrera Cuadrado (J Diplomacy 2:2, 2022) is used to analyze WHY Spain’s analyzing grand strategy European country since Franco dictatorship until present day. This analysis comprises evolution throughout following phases: dictatorship, arrival democracy (or Transition), beginning twenty-first century. Interviews key practitioners were complement research. An outlook into future also included.