World Pedro Sanchez’s balancing act: on the unexpected survival of Spain’s socialist government Sunday’s election results show that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is the most underrated figure in Spanish politics By Giles Tremlett
How the arrest of Catalan separatists has aided their cause Constitutions help protect citizens against abuses by lawmakers, but they can also be a straitjacket. By Giles Tremlett
“Who is the real bad guy?” Spain’s political game in Catalonia Catalonia's regional leader Carles Puigdemont has ceded moral ground - but now faces disproportionate punishment. By Giles Tremlett
How Spain and Catalonia are reopening the wounds of the Franco era Blame for the frustration that hard-line separatists now feel will, as ever, be shifted to Madrid. By Giles Tremlett