José I. Torreblanca is Professor of Political Science at the Department of Political Science of UNED University in Madrid. A former Fulbright Scholar and a Fellow of the Juan March Institute in Madrid, his field of research covers EU decision-making, institutional reforms and Eastern enlargement. His publications in English include: "The  Socialist Government, the Constitution and the Dual-Majority" "Foreign Policy Priorities of the Incoming Socialist Government: Tackle the Problem of the War in Iraq and Cut the Gordian Knot of the European Constitution; "Vote and Veto in the European Union: An Analysis of Spain’s Position at the IGC 2003"; "Finally, the Enlargement: the European Union after the Copenhagen Council"  -  "Who’s Afraid of the Convention?”,  (Real Instituto Elcano 2003, 2004); "Accommodating Principles and Interests: the case of Eastern Enlargement" (Oslo: ARENA 2002); "The Spanish 2002 Presidency and EU Eastern enlargement: a lesson on the limits and potentials of the EU Presidency” (Real Instituto Elcano 2002); "Germany on my mind? The transformation of Germany and Spain's European policies" (Europa Union Verlag 2002); The Reuniting of Europe: Promises, Negotiations and Compromises (Aldershot, Ashgate 2001); “Ideas, interests and institutions: explaining the Europeanization of Spanish Foreign Policy” (ARENA working papers 01/26): "Eastern enlargement and the transformation of the European Union" (Opladen: Lekse-Budrich, 2001); "Overlapping games and cross-cutting coalitions in the European Union (West European Politics 1998, 21.2 ); Old 'Foundations' and new 'Rules' for an Enlarged European Union" (European Integration online Papers, Vol. 1, No.1, 1997)