Spain’s Judicialization of Catalan Separatism Has Failed
Far from reining in the independence movement, Spanish lawfare has made secession more likely.
Far from reining in the independence movement, Spanish lawfare has made secession more likely.
Spain is unwilling to give Catalonia more self-government. Separatists are determined to break away.
Delaying talks risks disappointing moderates.
Will voters in Northern Ireland and Scotland prefer the EU to a Conservative-ruled England?
Far from reining in the independence movement, Spain has radicalized it.
Scots cannot make an informed decision until the UK has negotiated its post-Brexit relationship with the EU.
Why are the Catalans upset? How many want independence? How can this end?
Hands off didn’t work. Repression didn’t work. How about listening to the Catalans for a change?
Former members of the regional government have been found guilty of sedition against the Spanish state.
As Catalan independence leaders go on trial, it is getting harder to find a way out of the impasse.
Majorities would rather secede from the UK than crash out of the EU without a deal.
The Catalan leader doesn’t have the unequivocal support of his base.
Let the separatists display their ribbons.
Quim Torra and Pedro Sánchez meet for the first time.
Spain’s new prime minister mustn’t make the same mistake as the last.