The geoeconomics of the supply shock beyond the pandemic
Geopolitics often analyses how polities design, compete and secure access and transport of resources, armies, and people across territories. That is to say, logistics.…
Algeria and Morocco: The New Divorce of Intimate Enemies
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra announced on August 24, 2021 the breaking of diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Morocco. The conclusion to a…
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…
Introduction to Astropolitics: an opportunity for Catalonia?
During the last decade, we have witnessed an increasing number of rocket launches and a renewed competition between countries to send probes and even…
Catalonia in a post-liberal world
The promise of post-Cold War liberal internationalism has been one of the most compelling narratives in our recent history. As we all know, after…
A renewed Catalan foreign policy with Morocco
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,…
Myanmar: a laissez-faire policy for a repressive regime returning
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…
Should Catalonia design energy policies looking more at France and less at Germany?
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…
Libya, the Government of National Unity, an opportunity for peace after ten years of war?
(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…
Can the Tsai Administration’s Emphasis on Taiwan’s Soft Power Offer Lessons for Catalonia?
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…