This article looks at the potential impact that Spain’s current constitutional crisis over independence for Catalonia could have on some of the more significant separatist movements elsewhere in Europe. For more “decoders” explaining big issues, click...
Britain is half way between its vote to leave the EU and the date it will leave the pact, and it’s not clear what will happen. Britain is already half way between its vote to leave the European Union and the date it will leave the pact, and it’s not clear...
(Photos by Charlotte Crang) The author spent this past weekend in Barcelona, capital of Catalonia, where the regional parliament last week made a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain. This is our latest article in a series on Catalonia. By Charlotte Crang...
Leaders in Spain have stepped back from the precipice in their battle over Catalonia’s bid for independence. But resentment persists. Demonstrators supporting Spanish unity wave Spanish and Catalan flags, Barcelona, 8 October 2017 (EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia) This is...
Catalonia’s drive to win independence from Spain is the latest threat to Europe’s framework and a reminder of other movements on the continent. People raise their hands as they demonstrate in favor of dialogue, Barcelona, Spain, 7 October 2017...
They try to cross the Mediterranean with their families. But child migrants and refugees are at great risk of abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. The body of a 3-year–old Syrian migrant boy, Aylan Kurdi, lies on the sea shore, near Bodrum, Turkey, 2 September...
By Robert Hart Spain is in the grip of its most serious constitutional crisis in years, with the government of the north-eastern region Catalonia, the wealthiest and most powerful of the country’s 17 autonomous regions, staging a fresh bid for full independence. The...
The Irish border is emerging as a surprisingly tough obstacle on Britain’s path to leaving the European Union. A truck passes a sign calling for not returning to hard border crossings after Brexit, near Killeen, Northern Ireland, Britain, 21 August 2017 (EPA/Aidan...
Visiting Ukraine, would I find a grim, tense nation shaking off its Soviet past and at war with itself? I discovered a vibrant society and hopeful youth. “Heavenly Hundred” Memorial. (Photo by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.) Landing in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev...
New U.S. sanctions on Russia might look like just another diplomatic move following Russia’s annexation of Crimea. But they could have dire consequences. Part of the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Russia, 28 July 2017. (EPA/Sergei Chirikov) The U.S. Congress has...