Who Is Catalonia’s New President and What Happens Next?
Quim Torra is a pro-independence hardliner who is unlikely to succeed where his predecessors failed.
Quim Torra is a pro-independence hardliner who is unlikely to succeed where his predecessors failed.
The longer the impasse lasts, the more the extremes will benefit.
Italy’s German speakers welcome a closer relationship with Austria but reject secession — for now.
A proposal to split Catalonia’s cities from its more separatist hinterland does little to heal divisions.
Nationalists have a majority on the island, but they are not demanding independence from France.
The region needs an alternative to secession and the status quo.
Attempts to force journalists to be “neutral” are misguided and getting out of hand.
The referendum in Spain and administrative changes in France have given North Catalans pause.
Yes, Russia tried to exacerbate the crisis, but it didn’t create Catalan separatism.
More Catalans want to break away from Spain, but a majority would still be satisfied with autonomy.
If left-wing parties change sides, there would be a clear majority for independence from Spain.
The biggest difference: former separatists in northern Italy no longer call for independence.
Separatists are disappointed Carles Puigdemont didn’t declare independence. Madrid remains on guard.
Independence for Catalonia and Kurdistan would upend the regional order in Europe and the Middle East.
There are reasons to doubt the Catalans will go that far, but the politics don’t favor pragmatists.