The transition from dictatorship to democracy in Spain (1978) was carried out under conditions very favorable to the profoundly conservative forces that controlled the Spanish
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Is Democracy a Dying Species?
What happens when democracy fails to deliver? What happens when people give up on democracy? What happens when a majority or militant minority decide that
Must the West Beg the World for Forgiveness?
As the Democratic Party quarrels over reparations for slavery, a new and related issue has arisen, raised by the president of Mexico. Andres Manuel Lopez
CIA Blames Its Proxy for Its Raid on North Korea’s Embassy in Spain
The CIA is the main suspect in the military style raid on the North Korean embassy in Madrid. It now launched a somewhat hapless effort
Who Ordered the CIA to Assault North Korea’s Embassy in Spain?
Did John Bolton, President Trump’s national security advisor, order an assault on the North Korean embassy in Spain to get an advantage in the nuclear
Trump’s Sub-Saharan Border Wall Proposal Is More Than It Seems
Trump supposedly made an imaginative suggestion to Spain that it build a wall across the Sahara desert to keep out illegal immigrants. The Spanish Foreign
Catalan Elections: The Ghosts That Won’t Go Away
Yesterday’s election victory for Catalan separatists, including humiliating losses for the ruling center-right Partido Popular, denotes yet another setback for the grand project of European
Kashmir – The Independence Movement Much More Dangerous Than Catalonia’s
At the moment everyone is pitching in on the situation in Catalonia as the real story. Having held a referendum on independence, in defiance of
