Independence and the Union
Opinion
2018 Presents Sobering Realities
The post-Hogmanay atmosphere is always sobering, and never more than this year when the party may be over for some many people in so many ways.
Opinion
Dual citizenship for Italy’s German minority: innovative multiculturalism or a threat to territorial autonomy?
Austria’s new centre-right government plans to introduce dual citizenship for members of Italy’s German-speaking minority.
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Brexit Deal Kicks Can Down the Road – and Not Towards a Soft Brexit
The first stage deal reached between the UK and the EU27 is an important staging post, says Kirsty Huges, but any suggestions that this opens the path to an easy future relationship are wide
Opinion
Catalonia: The end of the independence road?
Where now for the Catalan independence movement?
Opinion
Converging Events Force the Constitutional Pace
Richard Parry discusses the impact of three speeches in Florence, Glasgow and Barcelona.
Carles Puigdemont asked his Parliament on 10 October, ‘if that has been p
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Catalonia's DUI
It is time to listen to those proposals for a path forward that lie between independence and the status quo, says Professor Luis Moreno.
The failure of Catalan se
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Catalonia, Spain and the Right to Decide
Philosophers have long argued over who has the right to self-determination and by what means. For nationalists, the answer might be obvious – it is the nation.
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Spain & Catalonia Locked in a Dispute Neither Can Win
Neither the Spanish nor Catalan government's have the mandate or the room for manoeuvre that would allow them to break the current impasse, says Michael Keating.
Opinion
What is the UK Single Market?
Decisions over the repatriation of powers and the role of a 'UK single Market' will have significant implications for the future of devolution and the nature of the UK as a state, says Michael