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Willemstad Curaçao

Dutch Terms for Caribbean Support Are Fair

Public-sector cuts are long overdue.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 5, 2020October 22, 2021
Josep Borrell

Why Spain’s Threat to Hold Up Brexit Over Gibraltar Is Theater

Josep Borrell’s demand for “clarity” looks like political theater to fend off criticism at home.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 20, 2018December 2, 2021
Gibraltar

The Spanish Right’s Gibraltar Hypocrisy

The People’s Party said it wouldn’t use Brexit to get a deal on Gibraltar. Now it blames the left for failing to do just that.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 2, 2018November 25, 2021
Willemstad Curaçao

Dutch Caribbean Caught Up in ConocoPhillips-Venezuela Oil Dispute

The Dutch islands process between a quarter and a third of Venezuela’s oil.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 10, 2018October 25, 2021
Bolzano Italy

South Tyroleans Bide Their Time

Italy’s German speakers welcome a closer relationship with Austria but reject secession — for now.

Ainslie NobleAinslie NobleFebruary 1, 2018November 28, 2021
Barcelona flag

Tabarnia: A Separatist Parody That Gets Too Much Attention

A proposal to split Catalonia’s cities from its more separatist hinterland does little to heal divisions.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 28, 2017October 28, 2021
Bonifacio Corsica France

Corsica Is Not the Next Catalonia

Nationalists have a majority on the island, but they are not demanding independence from France.

Ainslie NobleAinslie NobleDecember 23, 2017November 12, 2021
Perpignan France

Independence Sentiment Aroused in French Catalonia

The referendum in Spain and administrative changes in France have given North Catalans pause.

Ainslie NobleAinslie NobleNovember 21, 2017November 11, 2021
Gibraltar

Spain Promises Not to Hold Brexit Hostage to Gibraltar

Spain could have used Brexit to bargain for a new settlement for Gibraltar but vows not to.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 8, 2017November 25, 2021
Kiev Ukraine

Ukraine Might Be Better Off If “Little Russia” Did Secede

Donetsk and Luhansk are unlikely to form a new country. The rest of Ukraine might be better off if they did.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 24, 2017February 26, 2022
Willemstad Curaçao

Dutch Relieved After Mainstream Parties Win Curaçao Election

The populist Movement for the Future of Curaçao will likely be kept out of power.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 29, 2017April 20, 2022
Gibraltar

Brexit Is an Opportunity to Take Back Control — For Spain

With Britain on the way out, why should other EU countries push back against Spanish irredentism?

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 31, 2017November 25, 2021

Netherlands Intervenes in Curaçao to Make Sure Elections Proceed

The outgoing government of the island had proposed to cancel the election.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 31, 2017November 15, 2021

Spanish City in North Africa at the Heart of Diplomatic Row

Russian warships sail past Ceuta this time, but its ambiguous NATO status makes it a popular port of call.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 26, 2016November 25, 2021

Spain Unwilling to Keep Gibraltar in EU Single Market

Mariano Rajoy says Spain would block a special Brexit deal for the peninsula.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 14, 2016November 25, 2021

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