Article 30 (1) of the Spanish Constitution (1978) states that «Citizens have the right and the duty to defend Spain».

The name of the association «Article 30» is a way to associate a brand with a message: citizens should be the central axis and the highest priority of defense policy, aimed at ensuring their security, protecting their freedoms and safeguarding the nation’s fundamental rights. 

This initiative is configured as a think-tank to foster analysis and debate on issues affecting national security and defense. It is registered in the National Register of Associations No. 615267 of the Ministry of the Interior (Home Office).

It began in 2013 with the launch of the Spanish National Security Strategy to respond to one of its most important objectives: the promotion of defense culture.

We develop activities and take part in forums and working groups, both nationally and internationally. We provide opinion to the media, content to political groups and collaborate with civic and university initiatives. For this we have a multidisciplinary community of collaborators. 

Our main contribution is the «3-minute analysis». They are texts for a reading time of 3 minutes and are intended to spread views, criteria and opinions. The topics are varied, such as Armed Forces, strategic thinking, technology and military industry, cooperation and conflict resolution, intelligence, security, diplomacy and international politics. In the «Community» section you can see the relationship of contributors with all their content. 

The technical and economic support is possible thanks to the contribution of the partners. If you like these topics we encourage you to participate with content and activities.

We thank all those who support us with their experience, advice, time and generosity.