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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
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
Grappling with a national tragedy. La Escalinata del Óvalo in Teruel, Spain. Photo: Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Inside Spain

Grappling with a national tragedy

By William Chislett // Posted on 15 Feb 2022
Spain’s state pension conundrum. Inside Spain, December 2021. Photo: Roberto Tadeo (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Influence and image of Spain

Spain’s state pension conundrum

By William Chislett // Posted on 23 Dec 2021
Why do Spaniards have a lower opinion of their country than foreigners?.Inside Spain.
Influence and image of Spain

Why do Spaniards have a lower opinion of their country than foreigners?

By William Chislett // Posted on 18 Nov 2021
The Royal Palace of Madrid (Spain) in the 1960s. Photo: foundin_a_attic (CC BY 2.0). Elcano Blog
Influence and image of Spain

How Spain transitioned from middle-income to high-income status

By William Chislett // Posted on 29 Sep 2021
Whither conservatism? The Independence March in Warsaw (Poland) in 2019. Photo: Dawid Małecki (@djmalecki). Elcan Blog
Democracy and citizenship

Whither conservatism?

By William Chislett // Posted on 03 Nov 2020
Ciudadanos (Cs) headquarters in Barcelona, Spain (2015). Photo: Kippelboy (Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0). Elcano Blog
Influence and image of Spain

The trials and tribulations of Ciudadanos

By William Chislett // Posted on 30 Sep 2020
Madrid - The Four Towers from Chamartín station (2011). Photo: Zarateman (Wikimedia Commons / CC0). Elcano Blog
Influence and image of Spain

COVID-19 ups Spain’s income inequality

By William Chislett // Posted on 30 Jun 2020
Politically fractured Spain’s pressing need for consensus post COVID-19. Congreso de los Diputados (Spanish Parliament). Photo: Börkur Sigurbjörnsson (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Elcano Blog
Influence and image of Spain

Politically fractured Spain’s pressing need for consensus post COVID-19

By William Chislett // Posted on 02 Jun 2020
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