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A renewed Catalan foreign policy with Morocco
By David Alvarado · 18/06/2021
The Moroccan diplomatic offensive against Spain following the admittance to a clinic in Spain’s region of La Rioja of Polisario Front leader Brahim Ghali, reveals the nature and interests of the Moroccan regime. In addition to playing the migratory card, Rabat has not hesitated to use the issue of Catalonia in its disagreement with Madrid. […]
Myanmar: a laissez-faire policy for a repressive regime returning
By Queralt Castillo · 05/06/2021
Four months ago, the military overthrew the democratic government of Myanmar. On 1 February 2021, the country’s citizens saw how their feeble democracy, implemented in 2015, was shattered. The Tatmadaw, the Burmese armed forces, heirs of the Burma Independence Army created by General Aung San – father of the country’s current leader Aung San Suu […]
Should Catalonia design energy policies looking more at France and less at Germany?
By Daniel Moseguí Gonzalez · 14/05/2021
The EU’s “European Green Deal” did set the very ambitious goal of having Europe become the worlds’ first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The roadmap includes a reduction by 40% of all greenhouse emissions by 2030 as compared to 2019 levels. Hereby, different batteries of policies with strong implications in all sectors of the economy […]
Libya, the Government of National Unity, an opportunity for peace after ten years of war?
By David Forniès · 30/04/2021
(Input from Sarah Feuer, Ben Fishman, Wolfgang Pusztai, and Aude Thomas is taken from e-mail interviews that these four experts have given to the author in exclusive for this Catalonia Global Institute article.) Libya, marred by a decade of armed conflict and division, has sworn in an interim unity government led by businessman Abdul Hamid […]
Can the Tsai Administration’s Emphasis on Taiwan’s Soft Power Offer Lessons for Catalonia?
By Brian Hioe · 16/04/2021
Under President Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s successes in expanding its international space have been well-noted. In particular, with Taiwan having remained entirely lockdown-free during the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan has seen international accolades for its successful response to the pandemic. Likewise, Tsai’s credentials as a progressive politician that enjoys the support of Taiwanese young people have been […]
EU-Russia relations: time to break the stalemate?
By Abel Riu · 02/04/2021
“A Common European Home from Lisbon to Vladivostok.” That was the vision of the last general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. Thirty years after the breakup of the USSR, this dream is farther than ever, as the state of relations between the EU and Russia has reached its lowest point, with a […]
Demographic trends in the 21st century
By Daniel Llorente · 19/03/2021
Author: Daniel Llorente Demography is one of the most accurate social sciences. In 2021 we know how many adults will enter the labor force in 2039: they have all been born. We also know how many of the current workers will remain active in 50 years: none. This certainty allows us to know exactly what […]
Biden and the future of democracies
By Adrià Fortet · 13/03/2021
Authors: Miquel Gil and Adrià Fortet Pictures coming out of Capitol Hill during its assault on January 6 had a profound effect on American and international public opinions. To some, the assault on the seat of Congress was the culmination of an authoritarian escalation tied to the person of then-President Donald Trump, a quasi-fascist strongman […]
Energy sovereignty and the role of nuclear energy
By Oriol Parera · 04/03/2021
We usually hear vague proposals that would quickly improve the current energy model, lower CO2 emissions, and lead us to a sustainable society in the short term. These proposals then do not materialize for two reasons: the energy dependence on fossil fuels as a determining factor and the lack of pragmatism in the technical and […]
The Abraham Accords: the vindication of revisionist Zionism?
By Daniel Roldán · 26/02/2021
On 13th August 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates surprised the world by announcing a historic peace agreement that ensured the Emirati recognition of the State of Israel and fully normalized the diplomatic relations between both countries. In exchange, Israel dropped out plans to annex certain areas of the Palestinian-occupied territories in the West […]