On a media tour for his new book, “Geohispanidad: La potencia hispana en el nuevo orden geopolítico,” Spanish geopolitical analyst, Pedro Baños was in Santiago on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 for the Dominican launch of his latest book. The Fundación El Demócrata, Grupo Estrella, and the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) hosted the book presentation at the PUCMM Health Sciences Auditorium on its Santiago campus.
Pedro Baños is a Spanish colonel in reserve. He was formerly the Chief of Counter-Intelligence and Security for the European Army Corps. He is one of Europe’s top specialists in geopolitics, terrorism and intelligence.
He is a former professor of Strategy at the Centro Superior de Estudios de la Defensa Nacional and head of the Geopolitical Analysis Area of the Spanish Ministry of Defense.
He is a prolific writer. Previous books are: Así se domina el mundo. Desvelando las claves del poder mundial, El dominio mundial. Elementos del poder y claves geopolíticas, El dominio mental. La geopolítica de la mente y La encrucijada mundial. Un manual del mañana, El poder, Un estratega lee a Maquiavelo, among others.
Baños also keeps up the YouTube channel, El Canal del Coronel, where he continues to engage with a wide audience on geopolitical issues.
Baños, considered one of the world’s most influential geopolitical analysts, addressed the Santiago PUCMM university auditorium with a sweeping analysis of the current global war climate and its potential implications for the Latin American region and the Dominican Republic.
In Geohispanidad, Baños urges the global Spanish-speaking community to unite and face today’s shifting geopolitical paradigms from a position of strength. His long-term vision calls for breaking down national barriers and constructing an egalitarian, pan-Hispanic Atlantic space. The goal, he emphasized, is to create a shared platform where the Spanish-speaking world can assert a strong, independent, and influential voice on the global stage.
PUCMM Rector, Rev. Fr. Dr. Secilio Espinal, praised the book’s relevance in a world grappling with escalating tensions between major powers and a reconfiguration of global influence. “Baños proposes a bold geostrategic concept—the formation of a pan-Hispanic bloc, grounded in a shared history, cultural identity, and common language—as a pathway to increase autonomy and global leverage for Hispanic nations,” Espinal stated.
During his remarks, Baños highlighted the Dominican Republic’s vast potential and strategic importance. “You already have everything you need—resources, culture, unity as Hispanics. It’s only a matter of believing in your potential,” he said. “If Europeans, despite linguistic and cultural differences, achieved unity, then you—who share so much more—can certainly do it.”
Baños also underscored the declining global influence of Europe while pointing to the untapped power of the Spanish-speaking world, a cultural sphere of more than 500 million native speakers. “Despite our size and shared legacy, we remain geopolitically irrelevant. That must change,” he said.
As part of his visit to the Dominican Republic, Baños is scheduled to hold a series of closed-door meetings with policymakers, business leaders, academics, and intellectuals to discuss global dynamics and their direct impact on the country.
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