Europe
Italy’s strategy in the expanded Mediterranean
By Narcís Pallarès-Domènech · 22/08/2026
To dominate the world, one must dominate the sea. The maritime geopolitical dimension is today a key priority for restoring global security and stability: the Strait of Hormuz is a clear example. Never before has the importance of the sea in ensuring security and economic prosperity been so evident. The imperative mission of the global […]
Germany after the ‘Zeitenwende’
By Àngel Ferrero · 22/08/2026
In his March 24 speech, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the restoration of the Auswärtiges Amt (AA) – the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany – the country’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, referred to the “strategic challenges” the AA had to face in 1951, “by no means minor.” Of the […]
The Legacy of NextGenerationEU and the Future Multiannual Financial Framework: Centralisation, Constitutionality and a Flawed Performance Model
By Helena Gené Škrabec · 15/09/2025
Abstract This article analyses the deployment of NextGenerationEU funds in Catalonia within the Spanish framework, as well as their evolution and translation into the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034. The NextGenerationEU funds, created in response to the Covid-19 pandemic under Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, were presented as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Denmark: the new soft-hard diplomacy
By Catalonia Global Institute · 12/02/2023
With the hardening of geopolitics in Europe, and above all, since the start of the Ukraine war, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is a twist in the way the hard side of foreign policy combines with the soft version of diplomacy and international relations. In fact, after the Second World War, from the […]
The rise of Space Commands
By Marçal Sanmartí · 20/01/2023
There is nothing new under the sun Many were surprised when the United States announced the creation of a Space Force as a separate branch of its army in 2019. The truth is that the concept is not new. The very first Space Force was created back in 1992 by Russia. But it had a […]