The new Giorgia Meloni government and Italian Geopolitics (I): the roots of Italian foreign policy
New Italian government and new political cycle. The new Italian government led by Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the right-wing Fratelli d’Itàlia (FDI), represents…
The war in Ukraine and the European Union
European Union (EU) observers often write that the evolution of its foreign policy is a function of how it takes advantage of crises. The…
France, an enemy of Catalonia?
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…
The Energy Crisis and the Renewables Vanity
It is too early to say whether the emerging energy crisis will be similar in magnitude to the 1973 oil crisis, or whether it…
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The debate about the European Union’s strategic autonomy, a view from Catalonia
In our third report, we cover the issue of “European strategic autonomy,” focusing on the political dimension of the debates around further integration of…
Russia and Ukraine: the threat of war is real
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…
Germany after Merkel
The leaders of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) had no doubt imagined these elections as a mere formality. The victory in the primaries of…
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Scotland’s second independence referendum: implications and opportunities for Catalonia
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.…
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EU’s miscalculation on Catalonia and its impact on the Common Foreign and Security Policy
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…