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The Catalan rebels-in-waiting. A new survey on Catalonia’s independence and civil disobedience
By Catalonia Global Institute · 11/04/2022
More than 70% percent of Catalan pro-independence supporters are willing to participate in civil disobedience actions to achieve their political goal. A new survey conducted by the GESOP research center on the Catalan population’s support for independence asks for the first time the means people would be willing to use to achieve it. Who are […]
Turkey’s ‘Asia Anew’ Initiative and Antalya Diplomacy Forum
By Ahmet Faruk ISIK · 04/04/2022
Two key Turkish Foreign Policy platforms played a joint role during March 2021; ‘Asia Anew’ and Antalya Diplomacy Forum. The Antalya Diplomacy Forum was held on March 11-12-13. The first meeting between Ukraine and Russia after the war was also held at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. This key meeting was hosted by Turkey’s Foreign Minister […]
Asia vis-à-vis the invasion of Ukraine
By Miquel Vila · 22/03/2022
The West has presented a united front before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Western audiences may believe that the world is rallying behind us against Russian expansionism. The fact is that we no longer live in a time when the opinion of the West could be taken as the opinion of the international community. The […]
France, an enemy of Catalonia?
By Ignasi Fortuny · 17/03/2022
Principles of international politics Over the last few decades in Catalonia, there has existed a broad tendency to think that nation-states define their international policies according to ideologies and values rather than interests. Empiric evidence tells us that states act according to interests, particularly economic and political interests. From this point of view, the geopolitical […]
When there is a horizon, there is need for strategy
By Rosa Cabús · 04/02/2022
It is commonplace to argue, as I have previously myself, that every country – in this case, Catalonia – requires a strategy. Strategy is a big-sounding word. In many cases, the word is useful as a counterargument when criticizing what political leaders either do or do not do. Although the term has become diluted due […]
Year one of the Catalonia Global Institute
By Catalonia Global Institute · 01/02/2022
This month marks the first anniversary of the Catalonia Global Institute. Over the course of the year, the institute has focused on its mission to build a realistic Catalan vision of international affairs. The institute’s work has included publishing more than thirty articles with the participation of Catalan and foreign authors, the organization of two […]
The Energy Crisis and the Renewables Vanity
By Oriol Parera · 18/01/2022
It is too early to say whether the emerging energy crisis will be similar in magnitude to the 1973 oil crisis, or whether it will lead to changes in global energy strategies. That crisis highlighted the problems affecting many states in terms of energy dependence and drove radical changes in energy supply and production. If […]
The debate about the European Union’s strategic autonomy, a view from Catalonia
By Catalonia Global Institute · 29/12/2021
In our third report, we cover the issue of “European strategic autonomy,” focusing on the political dimension of the debates around further integration of military affairs within the framework of the European Union. The report provides a view from Catalonia. Link to report
Russia and Ukraine: the threat of war is real
By Abel Riu · 24/12/2021
In October 2021, the CIA began to issue alarm signals regarding a build-up of Russian troops, weapons, and military equipment in the border area with Ukraine. The situation is reminiscent of spring 2021, with the difference that this time the size of the troop mobilization is much larger, with 122,000 troops some 200km from the […]
The geoeconomics of the supply shock beyond the pandemic
By Miquel Vila · 07/12/2021
Geopolitics often analyses how polities design, compete and secure access and transport of resources, armies, and people across territories. That is to say, logistics. Therefore, the current global supply chain crisis will indisputably impact the geopolitical realm, going way beyond the challenge of dealing with empty shelves during Christmas. Mainstream analysts still insist that we […]