Simon Tisdall, The Guardian: How the Catalan crisis could send shockwaves across Europe
Mariano Rajoy has played a tough hand well, but Carles Puigdemont could yet emerge a champion of European renewal
The battle for Catalonia just got personal. Until now the main protagonists, Carles Puigdemont, the Catalan president, and Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s prime minister, have avoided a head-on clash. All that changed at the weekend after the Madrid government decided to impose direct rule. Within minutes, insults were flying, with the opposing sides accusing each other of totalitarianism and rebellion.
Read more ....
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 27, 2017
Catalonia’s independence: How did it happen? A timeline of key events -- Jon Stone, The Independent
The Catalan Crisis Is (Even Now) an Avoidable Disaster -- Bloomberg editorial
Catalan independence declaration tips Spain deeper into crisis -- Diego Torres, Politico.eu
Catalonia Isn't Ready for This
Fight -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
Is Catalonia independent? -- David Alandete, El Pais
The House of Saud is still in denial -- Nesrine Malik, The Guardian
Denied Again: Kirkuk and the Dream of an Independent Kurdistan -- Barın Kayaoğlu, National Interest
Debunking Myths About the Kurds, Iraq, and Iran -- Denise Natali, War On the Rocks
America's Catastrophic Success Against Islamic State -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
China's Xi Jinping Era: The Chinese president has cemented his position as the most dominant leader since Mao Zedong. -- Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic
China’s new emperor faces burden of near absolute power -- Chris Patten, Asia Times
Not just China: US seeks Russia’s help, too, with NKorea - Matthew Pennington, AP
Is India Starting to Flex Its Military Muscles? -- Sumit Ganguly & S. Paul Kapur, Foreign Policy
Everything you need to know about Iceland's election -- Micah Garen, Al Jazeera
Sebastian Kurz and the Rise of the European Millennial -- Curt Mills, National Interest
Is Catalonia independent? -- David Alandete, El Pais
The House of Saud is still in denial -- Nesrine Malik, The Guardian
Denied Again: Kirkuk and the Dream of an Independent Kurdistan -- Barın Kayaoğlu, National Interest
Debunking Myths About the Kurds, Iraq, and Iran -- Denise Natali, War On the Rocks
America's Catastrophic Success Against Islamic State -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
China's Xi Jinping Era: The Chinese president has cemented his position as the most dominant leader since Mao Zedong. -- Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic
China’s new emperor faces burden of near absolute power -- Chris Patten, Asia Times
Not just China: US seeks Russia’s help, too, with NKorea - Matthew Pennington, AP
Is India Starting to Flex Its Military Muscles? -- Sumit Ganguly & S. Paul Kapur, Foreign Policy
Everything you need to know about Iceland's election -- Micah Garen, Al Jazeera
Sebastian Kurz and the Rise of the European Millennial -- Curt Mills, National Interest
