Spain and Sweden started with parallel stories: decades of conservative sexual assault laws, skewed against the victim. A recent public...

On December 12th, the southern autonomous region of Spain, Andalucia, held elections for parliament. Unsurprisingly, the established...

Tucked away in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains northwest of Madrid lies a monumental reminder of Europe’s authoritarian past: el Valle...

In the relatively peaceful world of European politics, governments rarely reach into the toolbox of physical coercion. After all, sending...

Four years ago, a mass demonstration in Barcelona to celebrate La Diada, Cataluña’s national holiday, triggered the latest in a long line...

While warping time can make for good science fiction, the simple act of turning the hands of a clock has borne great significance for...

I had the privilege of editing for a section titled “Political Extremism in Europe”, which was featured in the Spring/Summer 2013 edition...

On October 18th, the 23rd Ibero-American Summit met in Panama, bringing together Latin American and European leaders for two days of...

Editor’s note: Last week, BPR Online had the pleasure of publishing two pieces on the Catalan independence movement, written by guest...

Editor’s note: This week, BPR World is excited to feature two guest columnists weighing in on a pressing global issue — the persistence...

Editor’s note: This week, BPR Global is excited to feature two guest columnists weighing in on a pressing global issue — the persistence...

“Gentlemen do not read others’ mail.” –Henry L. Stimson. “One might expect Europeans to protest loudly — if only to appease their...

In his recent column on the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands dispute between China and Japan, Carter Johnson raises several interesting points. I...

Last week I missed an important reason why Spain is in a state of absolute disarray. This of course is the growing strength of...

There is a famous Spanish saying, éramos muchos y parió la abuela –we were too many, and then grandma had a baby. In military jargon this...

Last week, Spain introduced an additional €40bn austerity policy in face continuing recession, unemployment, and violent separatist cries...

My tour of European austerity’s next stop is Germany. However, I have criticized austerity without putting it into context. I have simply...

I meant to begin with a post on European Structural Funds. Structural Funds and regulation are the stereotypically dull issues European...