Outside the Beltway

The North American delegation has won the right to lose a whole lot of money putting on a soccer tournament.

Dan Coates, the Director of National Intelligence, has issued a strong warning that has received little attention.

Pork barrel politics is complicating Germany’s replacement of its 1970s fighter jet.

International travel to the United States has declined since Donald Trump took office, and it’s having a measurable impact on the economy.

Two months after a referendum that supported independence from Spain, Catalan voters head to the polls for a new round of parliamentary elections that remain up in the air.

A huge loss for the world of Rock & Roll.

Things are heating up very quickly in Catalonia.

Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy has said he will act to remove Catalonia’s pro-independence leadership from power.

The standoff between Madrid and Barcelona over Catalan independence appears to be ready to come to an end.

After Sunday’s referendum, the government of Catalonia says it may declare independence from Spain as early as Monday. However, it’s likely to be a completely meaningless act.

Catalonia voted overwhelmingly for independence from Spain, but it’s not at all clear that the vote will amount to anything.

Catalonia’s independence referendum is one day away, and nobody seems to know what to expect.

As the date for Catalonia’s disputed independence referendum nears, tensions are rising between Madrid and Barcelona.

In less than a month, voters in the Catalan region of Spain will be voting whether to remain part of Spain or assert independence.

At least thirteen dead in an apparent terrorist attack in Spain.

Concepts, basic applications, and even a bibliography! Merry Festivus, everyone.

Big news in the war against a horrible virus.

Legislators in Spain’s Catalonia region took a step toward independence, but Madrid apparently wants nothing to do with it.

The seeds of the current peace deal date back to 2007-2008 (plus some longer-term background notes).

It’s easy to see what Greece thinks it still needs Europe, it’s more of puzzle why Europe thinks it needs to hang on to Greece.

Pope Francis continues his world tour and has issued a paradox from his private jet.

The numbers on the Ebola outbreak are bad, but they aren’t as bad as had been feared.

A knowledgeable observer has a dim forecast.

The N.F.L. and the British Government are both behind the idea of a franchise in London, but the idea doesn’t really make sense for the league, or the game.

A second case, and the first person to apparently contract Ebola on U.S. soil. But, that’s no reason to panic.

Despite seeing the effort fail in Scotland, Catalans say they intend to move forward with their own independence effort.

The United Kingdom will stay united, but it may never be the same again.

Far right parties are succeeding in Europe because the mainstream parties aren’t offering an alternative.

ATVs for liberty!

The economy of the Euro Zone remains in quiet dire straits, unless you’re lucky enough to live in Germany.

The French economy has drifted into recession for the second time in four years.

Large numbers of younger workers are having trouble finding work in many parts of the developed world.