Mark Nayler

Mark Nayler is a freelance journalist based in Spain. He writes on Spanish politics and culture for southern Spain's English-language newspaper, Sur in English, and for The Spectator.

Articles by Mark Nayler

Cars and other debris are seen piled up in the street. A man walks a dog in the mud nearby.

Europe Isn’t Helpless in the Face of Severe Floods

Argument

December 10, 2024, 11:17 AM

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stands at a podium as he speaks during a campaign rally. He wears a blue suit jacket over a slightly darker blue shirt, and his left hand is raised with his thumb pressed to his index finger as he gestures. Crowd members can be seen behind him, seated and out-of-focus.

Pedro Sánchez’s Catch-22

Analysis

May 10, 2024, 2:20 PM

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez speaks at a podium with his arms outstretched and his palms facing the sky. Behind him are a crowd of spectators sitting in front of a bright red wall.

Did Pedro Sánchez Make a Fatal Bet?

Argument

July 19, 2023, 10:13 AM

An archaeologist studies the bones of 14 bodies of women killed by the forces of Francisco Franco in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War at a mass grave in the southwestern Spanish town of Gerena.

In Spain, Can Truth Ever Bring Reconciliation?

Analysis

November 20, 2022, 5:59 AM

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

Spain’s Prime Minister Can’t Win When It Comes to Catalonia

Argument

July 9, 2021, 5:27 AM

King Felipe of Spain attends the National Day Military Parade on Oct. 12, 2019 in Madrid.

Spain’s Military Has No Time for Democracy

Argument

January 4, 2021, 4:26 AM

A tourist wearing a face mask walks on Magaluf Beach in Calvia on the Spanish island of Mallorca on July 8.

Johnson Is Bringing Brits Home, but They’re Probably Safer in Spain

Argument

August 20, 2020, 5:06 AM

Former King Juan Carlos I attends a Mass in occasion of the 25th anniversary of death of his father on April 3, 2018 in El Escorial, Spain.

Is Spain’s Royal Family Finished?

Argument

August 13, 2020, 6:26 AM

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (C) looks at Spain's King Felipe VI at the Royal Palace in Madrid on Jan. 7.

There’s a Solution to Catalonia’s Crisis. Spain’s King Is Standing in the Way.

Argument

February 25, 2020, 4:25 AM

The Scottish Saltire and the flag of Catalonia are pictured as Scottish pro- independence supporters hold a rally in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sept. 19, 2015.

How to Succeed at Seceding

Argument

December 30, 2019, 4:18 PM

People march during a pro-independence demonstration against the conviction of Catalan separatist leaders in Barcelona on Oct. 26.

Tough Talk on Catalonia Might Win an Election, but It Won’t Unite Spain

Argument

October 29, 2019, 3:12 PM

A protester with a sticker on his head reading "Vox Now" in reference to the Spanish far-right party Vox takes part in a demonstration in Madrid on Feb. 10.

Digging Up a Dictator Won’t End Spain’s Divisions

Review

September 28, 2019, 6:28 AM

Pedro Sánchez, leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), holds a meeting with the leader of Ciudadanos, Albert Rivera, at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid on May 7.

Here’s How to Finally Solve Spain’s Governmental Standstill

Argument

July 16, 2019, 4:26 PM

From left, People’s Party leader Pablo Casado, Spain’s Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Pedro Sánchez, Ciudadanos party leader Albert Rivera, and Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias attend a debate in Madrid on April 22 as candidates for Spain’s general elections. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Spain’s Political Deadlock Is Forever

Argument

April 23, 2019, 4:10 PM

A fisherman holds a Spanish flag during a protest in the bay of Algeciras, near the Rock of Gibraltar, on August 18, 2013.

As Brexit Looms, the Rock Is in a Hard Place

Dispatch

January 30, 2019, 4:46 AM

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