%0 Journal Article %T Iberian Relations: Routes to Explore %A Ant¨Žnio Horta Fernandes %J UNISCI Discussion Papers %D 2008 %I Complutense University of Madrid %X Iberian relations are today a particularly important support to the two peninsular countries. Nevertheless, this involvement does not naturally result in a balanced geopolitical and geostrategic relationship in international terms. There are two fundamental issues that remain unresolved: the fear, created by some Portuguese sectors, of a Spanish imposition; and Portugal s relations with Spanish autonomous regions, particularly with their nationalist nuclei. In this situation, Portugal is interested in an ever increasing interpenetration with Spain, configuring an Iberian regional bloc. %K Spain %K Portugal %K Iberian Peninsula %U http://www.ucm.es/info/unisci/revistas/UNISCI%20DP%2016%20-%20Horta.pdf