List of Spain articles
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Demonstrators wave the flag of Israel during a march against the government's judicial reform plan in Tel Aviv. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of July 22: Spain heads to the polls, Israel forces through a judicial overhaul, and Putin courts African leaders.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez speaks at a podium with his arms outstretched and his palms facing the sky. Behind him are a crowd of spectators sitting in front of a bright red wall. Did Pedro Sánchez Make a Fatal Bet?
Calling Spaniards to a midsummer snap election is a desperate move. It won’t work.
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Spanish Prime Minister and Socialist Workers' Party candidate Pedro Sánchez delivers a speech during a campaign event in Madrid on July 7. What Is Pedro Sánchez Thinking?
There is a strategy behind the Spanish prime minister’s call for early elections.
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Santiago Abascal, the leader of far-right party Vox, arrives for the parliamentary debate on the State of the Nation at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid. The Far Right in Spain Is Different
Vox could unseat Pedro Sánchez in snap elections. How do you beat such an unusual party?
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Demonstrators silhouetted with the sun in the background wave Catalan pro-independence Estelada flags during a protest in Barcelona in 2019. Catalonia Can’t Quit Madrid
But separatist parties hope upcoming elections will revitalize the independence movement.
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An archaeologist studies the bones of 14 bodies of women killed by the forces of Francisco Franco in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War at a mass grave in the southwestern Spanish town of Gerena. In Spain, Can Truth Ever Bring Reconciliation?
A new law seeks to unearth Franco’s victims, but it doesn’t go as far as truth commissions in countries like Argentina, Chile, and South Africa.
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People celebrate Lunar New Year at a Chinese restaurant in Bangkok on Feb. 12, 2021. How Countries Use Food to Win Friends and Influence People
Gastrodiplomacy has gone mainstream.
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Exhaust emerges from the smokestack of a natural gas-fired power plant in Berlin. Southern Europe Gets a Taste of Power—Literally
Countries like Italy and Spain now rely less on Russian gas, and for once, they may bail out Germany.
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Vacationers sit on a beach in Greece. The Mediterranean as We Know It Is Vanishing
From Saint-Tropez to Amalfi, the region’s most attractive tourist destinations are also its most vulnerable.
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Demonstrators wave Western Sahara flags during a protest against the Spanish government support for Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, in Madrid, on March 26. Why Is Madrid Pandering to Morocco?
Spain has traded five decades of neutrality on Western Sahara while getting nothing but a spyware scandal in return.
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Gas pipelines at the Enagás liquefied natural gas regasification plant, the oldest in continental Europe, in the port of Barcelona on March 29. Spain’s Energy Ambitions Are Looking Like a Pipe Dream
Madrid wanted to become a European hub for natural gas. Then it reneged on Western Sahara.
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A woman holds up a sign that demands the abolition of prostitution during a demonstration in Madrid on Oct. 23. Why Does Spain’s Progressive Prime Minister Want to Ban Prostitution?
Pedro Sánchez hopes to bolster his feminist credentials—and take on the far right.
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A woman protests during a demonstration against sexist violence in Madrid. Should Abusive Partners Have Parental Rights?
A gruesome case of “vicarious violence” in Spain raises new questions about whether abusive partners can ever be good parents.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Spain’s Prime Minister Can’t Win When It Comes to Catalonia
Pedro Sánchez’s pardons represent a balanced response to a divisive issue—but both sides have denounced him.
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A Vox party supporter protests in front of the Moroccan Embassy in Madrid on May 18. Spain Takes a Leap to the Populist Right
This week’s border crisis with Morocco will cast a long shadow over Spanish politics.
