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Democracy and citizenship

20221128 Tribuna Amirah Revueltas Arabes Tahrir 2011b
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Experts Comments

What will the EU do if the Arab revolts return?

The question that every European leader must ask himself today is: “what options will the EU have when the Arab revolts return?”.

By Haizam Amirah-Fernández
30 Nov 2022 //
5 mins Reading time
Felipe González, leader of the Socialists (PSOE) in Spain, giving a speech at a rally in Spain (1977)
Inside Spain Experts Comments

Forty years since the Socialists’ historic landslide victory

Spain started to be changed beyond recognition after the Socialists’ victory in 1982, but pressing issues remain.

By William Chislett
17 Nov 2022 //
12 mins Reading time
Certidumbres y dudas sobre las elecciones de medio mandato en EEUU
Democracy and citizenship Events

Debate “Certainties and doubts regarding the midterm elections in the US”

On Tuesday, November 8, with the holding of the midterm elections in the U.S., we will witness the first major referendum on the Biden administration era.

02 Nov 2022 //
2 mins Reading time
Ballot of the Catalan independence referendum, 2017
Inside Spain Experts Comments

Five years on from the illegal Catalan independence referendum

The exit of the junior partner from Catalonia’s pro-independence coalition government leaves the secessionists deeply divided.

By William Chislett
20 Oct 2022 //
10 mins Reading time
Protests in Stuttgart (Germany) in support of women's rights following the death of Masha Amini.
Technology and economics Experts Comments

Sanctions on Iran are changing: the role protests and technological power

Protests in Iran have led to a disruptive exception within the US sanctions programme, from a technology policy perspective.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
07 Oct 2022 //
6 mins Reading time
Queen Elizabeth’s death shines a spotlight on Spain’s restored monarchy
Influence and image of Spain Experts Comments

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

Like the UK, Spain’s monarchy has a long history and its reinstating in 1975 has served the country well.

By William Chislett
22 Sep 2022 //
11 mins Reading time
The Great Mosque of Kairouan in Tunisia
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

Tunisia: the dismantling of a democracy 

Tunisia is now led by an individual who is institutionalising a system where he can rule alone with no opposition.

By Youssef Cherif
28 Jul 2022 //
18 mins Reading time
The privacy of the mind. Man in a gray shirt looking at a city buildings during daytime
Technology and economics Experts Comments

Beyond freedom of thought: ensuring the privacy of the mind

Controlling the mind of their citizens will be possible not only for autocratic regimes but also democracies and corporations.

By Andrés Ortega
26 Jul 2022 //
6 mins Reading time
Image of the flag of France in the wind
Global Spectator Experts Comments

The European reading of a fragmented France

Extract: France is one of the core countries of the EU. Its domestic fragmentation may thus have an impact on the EU’s future course.

By Andrés Ortega
28 Jun 2022 //
5 mins Reading time

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