Spain: another democratic deadlock or a coalition government?
The fourth general election in Spain failed to unblock the political impasse and produced a surge in support for the far-right nationalist VOX.
Influence and image of Spain
The independence conflict in Catalonia
This special dossier aims to provide an overview and background information on Catalonia’s independence bid, the attempts to ‘internationalise the conflict’ and its European dimension, and the possible future scenarios.
Spain 2.0. A policy in search of a government
Digitalisation matters but investing in digital infrastructure is not enough. The EU single market is fundamental if Spain 2.0 is to succeed.
Spain through the eyes of an FT correspondent
When FT journalist Tobias Buck took up his post at the end of 2012, Spain was in the throes of crises. By the time he left in 2017, it was back on its feet.
The main economic challenges confronting Spain’s next government
Spain’s next government faces major economic challenges and to overcome them it needs to regain the reformist momentum that used to characterise the country before political uncertainty set in.
Spain and the prospect of Brexit
The decision of the British people to leave the EU has consequences not only for the UK but also for the remaining 27 EU member states, and more particularly for Spain.
The coming Defence: criteria for the restructuring of Defence in Spain
Spain’s Defence cannot avoid the structural trends and changes in the geopolitical context. The Elcano Royal Institute believes that Spain should reconsider the structural elements of its current Defence model and proposes the following criteria for Defence restructuring in Spain.
Poland and Spain: How to Cooperate in a Europe in Flux
The lingering effects of the eurozone crisis have weakened the European project as a whole. As a result, stronger and more effective cooperation between enthusiastic EU countries such as Poland and Spain is very much needed.
Spain’s influence in the European Parliament: an historical survey and predictions for the new political cycle
The European parliamentary elections in May 2019 represent a major opportunity for Spain to increase its influence in the EU.
Blockbuster novel casts light on the plight of ETA’s victims
Weakened by repeated arrests of leaders and operatives and minimal support for its cause, ETA became a spent force long before it disbanded.
Spain’s socialists beat a divided right but without a clear majority
The Socialists won Spain’s third general election in less than four years, but without a governing majority.
The 1981 coup d’état and trial in Spain: possible lessons for Turkey
This paper briefly analyses the attempted coup d’état carried out in Spain in February 1981 and the trial that was held in its aftermath, with a view to extracting possible lessons that might prove useful to those currently engaged in post-coup justice in Turkey.
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