The abusive interpretations of the international norm of the self-determination of peoples by secessionist groups in liberal democracies entail a violation of the fundamental human rights of the entire population of the state in question. This paper discusses the norm’s abuse in reference to the people of Catalonia.
The Berlin wall and the Iron curtain fell thirty years ago. Despite the expansion of freedoms, new walls have been built, but this time they are digital.
The Asia-Pacific region ranks now third in the global presence ranking, after recording an impressive growth since 1990.
Affected by a variety of conflicts, such as those of Syria and Yemen, the Middle East ranks 5th and has the lowest growth since 1990 after Latin America.
The meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping and the summit proper of the G20 leaders averted catastrophe, although there are still many pending issues.
We are launching a new edition of the Elcano Global Presence Index. The new data tells us that the globalization process is back on track.
Do global norms on gender equality diffuse to all corners of the world? Based on a study of major organisations in international development cooperation this seems questionable.
Globalisation and the technological revolution go hand-in-hand, in a way that is now inseparable. But they both need to revolve around human beings.
The comparison of rankings or index values of power with those of global presence might be showing which countries are punching above or below their weight.
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