Cape Independence: The Return of History to South Africa

By Sven Etienne Peterson · 04/04/2023

South Africa has become immortalized in the collective memory of the Western world through a narrative of heroism and hope molded by the socio-political circumstances of the 1990s. The South Africa that most people know is one of Nelson Mandela, the defeat of Apartheid, and the promise of an exciting future guided by justice, courage, […]

Algeria and Morocco: The New Divorce of Intimate Enemies

By Catalonia Global Institute · 18/11/2021

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra announced on August 24, 2021 the breaking of diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Morocco. The conclusion to a succession of disagreements and cross-provocations acquired renewed intensity after the normalization of relations between Rabat and Tel Aviv in December 2020. On July 31, on the occasion of the Feast of […]

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. […]

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 […]