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It’s the economy, Catalonia

Beyond a shadow of a doubt, the Euro-zone crisis has been used in many parts of the Old Continent as a fuel for the treacherous machine called “separatism”.
by Kasia Gilewska
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¡Viva Catalunya!

On Wednesday, the people of Catalonia celebrated their national day. Every year the streets of Barcelona fill with crowds donned in their national flag and colours. They are not only celebrating their culture and history but al...
by Nicky Armstrong
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Africa

Crisis Time In South Sudan

A Young Nation South Sudan became an independent nation in 2011. The new-found independence brought with it the hope of a fresh beginning. At least hope in the sense that things would get better and not worse. Yet hope, for a...
by Davide Castro
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Europe

Scottish Independence: Is It Worth it?

The Scots’ usual response to George Osborne is that which he had to endure during his appearance at the Paralympics, yet on Tuesday he still went ahead and voiced his doubt about the viability of all the potential currenc...
by Matthew Campsie
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On the Kingdoms of Spain

Last week in Madrid, Catalan politician Alfred Bosch stood before Spain’s Congress and asked for a moment of silence [es] for a man some in the Chamber don’t want to remember – Lluís Companys. In 1940, f...
by Nicky Armstrong
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Africa
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Oil And The New Cold War In Sudan: Independence Of South Sudan Shrouded In Skepticism

The independence of South Sudan on July 2011 has been welcomed by the international community as a sign of high possibility of ending the humanitarian crisis in the region. Even though, this is a big challenge for Khartoum (Nor...
by Shafiy Mazlan
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4 Reasons Why There Will Be No Independence Referendum in Catalonia

As an article on IPF outlined a few weeks ago, things seem to be moving in Catalonia, a region in north-eastern Spain. After almost four decades as an autonomous community, more and more people have taken to the streets to dema...
by Daniel Cavanillas
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Europe

Nationalism is Misappropriated by Separatism

That Scotland constitutes a nation in its own right is not up for dispute; the Scottish nation is a political fact. There can be no doubt that Scotland, as separate from the rest of Britain, thinks of itself as sharing a common...
by Benjamin Brindley
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Asia

Kashmir- ‘Trouble in a bloody Paradise’

Snowy white mountains, lush green hills, endless rivers and streams- a scenic depiction of a so called heaven on earth. But the dark clouds and shadows which emerge over the valleys of Kashmir are little less than of bloodshed,...
by Zahid Mahmood
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