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[caption id="attachment_74082" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy leaves
Catalonia is just the most recent referendum on sovereignty. Why are they proliferating?
[caption id="attachment_71488" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Catalan regional police officers block the
Catalonia is deeply divided for and against independence. Here’s what makes the difference.
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How Catalonia’s election was biased in favor of the separatists
[caption id="attachment_67560" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Catalan independence celebrate at
Is Spain Francoland? No. Has the Catalan crisis damaged Spanish democracy? Yes.
[caption id="attachment_67560" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Catalan independence celebrate the
Catalonia will vote tomorrow. None of the 3 possible outcomes looks very stable.
[caption id="attachment_67443" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, center,
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[caption id="attachment_66589" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin stands with
Why did Russian social media swarm the digital conversation about Catalan independence?
[caption id="attachment_66519" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Anti-secession demonstrators shout slogans and wave
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Catalonia’s Oct. 27 unilateral declaration of independence from Spain has gained
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The myth of massive support for independence in Catalonia
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[caption id="attachment_64602" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A child with a Kurdish flag is
Spain is trying to block Catalonia’s independence referendum tomorrow. What’s going on?
[caption id="attachment_64279" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People gather on Sept. 21 in
Kurdistan and Catalonia are voting on independence. Welcome to the age of secession.
[caption id="attachment_63871" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A crowd of protesters gather outside
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Scotland’s independence vote will complicate Brexit in some very interesting ways
[caption id="attachment_55386" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Saltire, Union Jack and E.U.
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[caption id="attachment_52021" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Turkish Cypriot demonstrators wave Turkish and
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[caption id="attachment_40669" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary
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[caption id="attachment_33849" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
Spain’s national election is Sunday. Will it hold back Catalonia’s drive for independence?
[caption id="attachment_33687" align="aligncenter" width="908"] An election campaign poster for the
This is what game theory tells us about Spain’s election on Sunday — and what it means for Catalonia’s desire to secede
[caption id="attachment_33710" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, the Spanish
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223 years ago today, the American public woke up to
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How economic despair pushed Spain to embrace a new party
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2012 Catalonia Elections: Post-Election Report
Continuing our series of election reports, the following post-election report on
2012 Catalonia Elections: Pre-Election Report
Continuing our series of election reports, the following pre-election report on