by Rhett | Oct 5, 2017 | News
Spain’s constitutional court has moved to stop the Catalan government making a unilateral declaration of independence by suspending the regional parliament session in which the results of Sunday’s referendum were due to be discussed. On Thursday, the court upheld a...
by Rhett | Oct 5, 2017 | News
Separatist leaders in Catalonia are seeking to avoid an immediate declaration of independence from Spain as officials in Madrid and business leaders in Barcelona ratchet up pressure on the nationalist camp. With the movement’s leaders divided on the issue, some on the...
by Rhett | Oct 5, 2017 | News
Kurds in Iraq have overwhelmingly voted for independence, defying nearly every other country in the region and beyond. Is It a good sign that the maps drawn after WWI may be re-drawn to reflect new realities, or is danger and war on the...
by Rhett | Oct 5, 2017 | News
I consider the politics of the Spanish-speaking world to be the most rewarding subject of study on the international scene. The reason is simple: What happens in those countries often occurs later in the rest of the world. The Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, for...
by Rhett | Oct 5, 2017 | News
Catalonia continues to press on with its independence movement, much to the dismay of Spain and the European Union. Catalonia is not the only region in the EU demanding more autonomy or independence. Here seven regions in the European Union that may seek separation,...
