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Elections in Germany: Electoral Shift Without Prospects for Change
By Àngel Ferrero · 21/02/2025
Nostalgia, they say, is a growing sentiment in cultural productions and even in political discourse. Indeed, in Germany, many may long for the days of bipartisan politics, when every four years, the choice was simply between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) […]
Where Draghi’s Report missed the plot: Europe’s Great Degeneration on the eve of Trump’s Second Coming
By Eduard Gracia · 13/02/2025
Download the report: Where Draghi’s Report missed the plot: Europe’s Great Degeneration on the eve of Trump’s Second Coming Executive Summary: The report critically examines Mario Draghi’s 2024 report on European competitiveness, arguing that while the report provides valuable analysis and recommendations, it overlooks a crucial factor: the role of institutional quality in Europe’s economic […]
Climate Geopolitics, Human Rights, and the Whitewashing of Ethnic Cleansing: Azerbaijan and the COP29
By Catalonia Global Institute · 09/11/2024
By Abel Riu and Mercè Amich With COP29 set to begin in Baku on November 11, Azerbaijan will play a key role in the annual UN-organized climate change summit as the second member in the COP Presidency Trio. This “Troika,” established last year, coordinates the efforts of three successive presidencies -the United Arab Emirates, […]
The ‘Clash of the Titans’: Any Firefighters Around?
By Yeghia Tashjian · 27/10/2024
Background When, on September 27, 2024, Israel assassinated the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah, some thought that Tel Aviv would stop its military operation there. However, the Israeli army continued bombing the southern suburb of Lebanon’s capital, including targeting central Beirut three times and conducting airstrikes in eastern Lebanon and other areas. The Israeli […]
Comprehending Milei, a libertarian experiment for a moribund Argentinian economy
By Juan Ignacio Carranza · 04/07/2024
After winning Argentina’s presidential election as a political outsider, Javier Milei seeks to shake up the Argentinean status quo. That will depend on whether he is successful in reviving a moribund Argentinian economy. To achieve this, he needs to sync his reform agenda with key policy actors: governors, legislative, judicial, and civil society. Alternatively, he […]
Catalonia and the fiscal deficit: a planned economic drain
By Eduard Gracia · 28/02/2024
Some news, spectacular as it might seem, may not be relevant in its own right, but it is through the underlying reality it brings to the surface – like the proverbial finger pointing at the moon. That is the case of the study that the Generalitat de Catalunya (the government of Spain’s autonomous region of […]
War for the Future in Israel and Palestine
By Daniel Roldán · 31/10/2023
Executive summary With its attack on October 7th, Hamas intended to halt the peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, as well as question Israel’s ability to provide security cooperation to Arab states that are normalizing their relations with the Jewish state. Hamas also aimed to regionalize the conflict by provoking a strong Israeli response […]
Rise and Fall of Counter-Hegemonic Elites in Scottish Politics
By Samuel McIlhagga · 10/10/2023
Scotland is at a crossroads. The Scottish National Party (SNP) is imploding. The party has been in power in the devolved Scottish parliament since 2007, first in a minority government and then the majority since 2010. But the nationalist mainstay then lost its Holyrood parliamentary majority in 2016 and now governs as a minority government […]
Success of the First Conference on International Politics and Defense of Catalonia
By Catalonia Global Institute · 10/10/2023
On Saturday, September 30th, the Catalonia Global Institute and the Military Studies Society organized the First Conference on International Politics and Defense of Catalonia, with the aim of generating analysis and debate on these issues from a nationally focused perspective. The event brought three renowned international speakers to Barcelona. Professor Matt Qvortrup, a specialist in […]
Summer 2023 reading list
By Catalonia Global Institute · 07/08/2023
Before taking our summer break, like every year, we would like to share with you our Summer 2023 reading list: Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate Author: M.E. Sarotte An insightful and revealing work on the tumultuous relationship between Moscow and the West, encompassing the historical period that […]