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Author: William Chislett

Emeritus Senior Research Fellow at the Elcano Royal Institute. Author of the Elcano's monthly column Inside Spain. A former correspondent of The Times in Spain (1975-78) and the Financial Times in Mexico (1978-84), Chislett has written 13 books on Spain, four of them published by Elcano and one by Oxford University Press. William Chislett website | @WilliamChislet3
Spain prays for rain on the plain. Aerial panoramic of greenhouses in Almerimar (Spain) at the sunset
Climate and energy

Spain prays for rain on the plain

By William Chislett // Posted on 23 May 2023
Assault guards loyal to the Republic during the Siege of the Alcázar of Toledo.
Influence and image of Spain

The long and winding path to Spain’s modernisation

By William Chislett // Posted on 25 Apr 2023
Monument to King Alfonso XII in Madrid's Retiro Park (Spain)
Inside Spain

Time for a change in Spain

By William Chislett // Posted on 28 Mar 2023
A plane departs from Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport, the Cuatro Torres Business Area in the background (Madrid, Spain)
Inside Spain

Challenging times for Spain’s economy

By William Chislett // Posted on 21 Dec 2022
Felipe González, leader of the Socialists (PSOE) in Spain, giving a speech at a rally in Spain (1977)
Inside Spain

Forty years since the Socialists’ historic landslide victory

By William Chislett // Posted on 17 Nov 2022
Ballot of the Catalan independence referendum, 2017
Inside Spain

Five years on from the illegal Catalan independence referendum

By William Chislett // Posted on 20 Oct 2022
Queen Elizabeth’s death shines a spotlight on Spain’s restored monarchy
Influence and image of Spain

Queen Elizabeth’s death shines a spotlight on Spain’s restored monarchy

By William Chislett // Posted on 22 Sep 2022
Children. An old man sitting besides a girl on a bench in a beach
Inside Spain

Spain – a country in pressing need of children

By William Chislett // Posted on 21 Jul 2022
Spanish flag on pole beside building in Madrid
Inside Spain

Spain’s history in 300 pages

By William Chislett // Posted on 17 Jun 2022
Ups and downs of the Spanish economy. Calculator with money and coins in front of flag of Spain
Inside Spain

Ups and downs of the Spanish economy

By William Chislett // Posted on 19 May 2022
ramon y cajal
Inside Spain

The betrayal of Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s Nobel legacy

By William Chislett // Posted on 21 Apr 2022
‘Emptied Spain’ strives for political power. España vaciada (‘Emptied Spain’) poster at the entrance to the village of Caballar (Segovia). Photo: Arturo Francisco Barbero (CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons).
Inside Spain

‘Emptied Spain’ strives for political power

By William Chislett // Posted on 17 Mar 2022
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