List of Spain articles
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Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez (L) and Catalan regional president Joaquim Torra at the funeral of Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe in Barcelona on Oct. 8, 2018. An Independent Catalonia Is Further Away Than Ever
New leadership in Madrid and Barcelona seemed to offer hope of a resolution to the Catalan secession crisis. But both sides are digging in rather than making compromises.
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Enric Marco stands beside a Spanish Republican flag at Mauthausen, a concentration camp in Austria, in May 2003. (Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images) The Spanish Fraud
On the podcast: Javier Cercas’s new book on the man who impersonated a Holocaust survivor.
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People make the fascist salute at La Basilica The Valley of Fallen in San Lorenzo del Escorial near Madrid on July 15, 2018, as they protest against the removal of Franco's remains from The Valley of Fallen. (JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) Spain’s Dictator Is Dead, but the Debate About Him Lives On
Francisco Franco ran Spain with an iron fist for decades—and created myths about his rule that are only now starting to come undone.
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The first migrants from the Aquarius, a ship that was turned away by Italy and Malta sparking a major migration row in Europe, disembarked at the Spanish port of Valencia on June 17, 2018. Spain Rescued a Ship. It Won’t Rescue Europe.
The new Spanish prime minister has refused to follow Italy in a race to the bottom, but that doesn’t mean that Madrid will lead the EU to adopt more humane migration policies.
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Catalan Socialist party candidate Miquel Iceta (L) and Spanish Socialist party leader Pedro Sánchez attend a campaign meeting in Barcelona on December 17, 2017. Can Pedro Sánchez Put Spain Back Together Again?
The 2017 crisis in Catalonia tore the country apart. The new Spanish prime minister will need to fend off rivals and manage alliances to stay in power long enough to heal the wounds.
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Leader of 'Ciudadanos' (Citizens) political party, Albert Rivera in Madrid on February 7, 2018. (PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images) Why Spain’s Top Populist Is a Centrist
Albert Rivera is tearing down his country’s establishment from the middle. Just don't call him Spain's Emmanuel Macron.
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An activist protests in front of the European Union headquarters in Brussels, on May 22. (John Thys/AFP/Getty Images) Disinformation Wars
The United States and Europe are ill-prepared for the coming wave of "deepfakes" that artificial intelligence could unleash.
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont during their meeting at La Moncloa palace in Madrid on April 20, 2016. (Curto de la Torre/AFP/Getty Images) Catalonia’s Crisis Is Just Getting Started
Spain's prime minister tried, and failed, to strong-arm Catalonia. The result is an enduring stalemate.
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Catalonia's dismissed leader Carles Puigdemont (right), along with other members of his dismissed government address a press conference at The Press Club in Brussels on Oct. 31, 2017. (Aurore Belot/AFP/Getty Images) Catalonia’s Martyrdom Strategy Doesn’t Have a Prayer
The Spanish region’s leaders believe punishment can be a path to redemption – as long as they’re not the ones who suffer.
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Anti-separatist Catalans at a protest in Barcelona on Spain's National Day in 2012. (David Ramos/Getty Images) Catalonia Leaving Spain Would Be Like Illinois Leaving the United States
In Spain's hour of trial, it deserves full U.S. support.
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Supporters of an independence for Catalonia listen to Catalan president Carles Puigdemont's speech in Barcelona on October 10, 2017. ( Pau Barrena/AFP/Getty Images) Catalan President Backs Down From Independence Declaration
Puigdemont says he’ll still pursue negotiations with Spain.
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Students demonstrate in favor of Catalonian independence in Barcelona (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) France Won’t Recognize an Independent Catalonia
The statement comes as Catalonia mulls an independence declaration, spooking companies and emboldening France’s separatists.
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trump rajoy Actually, Trump Was Right to Call Rajoy ‘President’ of Spain (Sort of)
President of the Government, that is.
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on February 24, 2015. (PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images) The Ghost of Franco Still Haunts Catalonia
Mariano Rajoy’s use of violence against separatists wasn’t an aberration. It was an authentic expression of Spanish conservatism.
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A general view taken on the Rambla boulevard in Barcelona on August 26, 2017 shows people gathering around a flower tibute for the victims of last week's deadly attacks during a march against terrorism which slogan is #NoTincPor (I'm Not Afraid). Tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners stagged a defiant march against terror through Barcelona following last week's deadly vehicle rampages. The Mediterranean city is in mourning after a van ploughed into crowds on Las Ramblas boulevard on August 17, followed hours later by a car attack in the seaside town of Cambrils. / AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images) Is There Any Defense Against Low-Tech Terror?
The Catalonia attacks are a case study in the future of violent extremism. Governments need to figure out how to respond.
