Reports
Secessionist movements and internationalization strategies: a comparative study
By Catalonia Global Institute · 16/04/2023
The report “Secessionist movements and internationalization strategies: a comparative study” analyzes the international strategies of diplomatic and paradiplomatic engagement of ten secessionist movements, partially recognized state-like entities, and UN member states, from Europe, Asia, and Africa. We review how different actors that aspire to achieve international recognition behave, and how this contributes to the success […]
Challenges for Catalonia in the new geopolitical context of the Mediterranean
By Catalonia Global Institute · 03/02/2023
Check out the summary of our fourth report, where we analyze the geopolitical changes taking place in the Mediterranean and their implications for Catalonia. Link to the summary
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
Scotland’s second independence referendum: implications and opportunities for Catalonia
By Catalonia Global Institute · 28/07/2021
The electoral victory of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) on May 6th, 2021, may open the path for a new vote on Scotland’s independence. In a post-Brexit context, European leaders and pro-European Union (EU) politicians positively perceive an independent Scotland integrated in the Union. While this solves one issue, collaterally it will create a new […]
EU’s miscalculation on Catalonia and its impact on the Common Foreign and Security Policy
By Catalonia Global Institute · 12/02/2021
Downland the report as pdf Last week’s trip of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mr. Josep Borrell to Moscow has generated broad criticism. It was conceived at Borrell’s initiative to engage in constructive dialogue with Russia, an idea not supported by all EU members (especially those with a more hostile […]