Democratic systems suffer a legitimacy crisis, which added to the advance of populism, provokes that liberal democracy run the risk of disappearing and turning into another thing. In order to correct this situation, it seems necessary to return to its essence: protect the compromise with the defense of the structure of rights and individual liberties and the classic liberal values.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has refined the art of blaming on its external enemies the internal dissatisfaction. Nevertheless, the origin of the last protests lies on the attempt of the ultraconservative clergy to damage and discredit President Rohaní. What started as a manipulation of the streets inside the framework of the typical fight of the elite of the country transformed into a massive and widespread movement of protests. Surely, the learned lection is that in a future it would be better to settle accounts behind the scenes rather than involving the streets.
The Italian President has just put an end to the XVIII legislative term and the country finds itself now before a new political dilemma in which everything is possible. Two months before the elections, the situation seems in favor of the center right coalition, not officially presented as such yet, although the Movement Cinque Stelle holds around the 30% of support. Nevertheless, the favorite option in Europe would be the to reissue the pact between Partido Democratico and Forza Italia.
In this election neither the Constitution, nor the validity of the rule of law, nor the rights of all Catalans were submitted to a vote. The main responsibility of the Government and all the institutions, as well as of the parties placed in the Constitution, continues to be to guarantee those rights and the rule of law. Only in the destructive calculation made by secessionism it can be consider that the results ratify the nonsense of the separatist process or erase the responsibilities of its authors. This is the first and more important message that have to receive those who did not win the elections and who do not represent the majority vote of the Catalans.
European cooperation in the field of security and defense is an unsatisfied ambition since the beginning of the European project. Spain is one of the 25 countries participating in the Permanent Structured Cooperation with the objective of moving forwards in real integration. But the EU would only be able to request the global leadership it deserves if the Member States strengthen their degree of political compromise and Brussels starts a coherent foreign policy.
JOSÉ MARÍA LASALLEOcho años de gobierno: una visión personal de España (JOSÉ MARÍA AZNAR)JAVIER ZARZALEJOSPalabra de vasco. La parla imprecisa del soberanismo ()TULIO DEMICHELISi me quieres escribir (PEDRO CORRAL)JOSÉ LUIS RESTÁN¡Levantaos! ¡vamos! (JUAN PABLO II)MOISÉS RUBIAS BARRERAOccidente contra occidente (ANDRE GLUCKSMANN)MIGUEL ÁNGEL QUINTANILLA NAVARROEl poder legislativo estatal en el estado autonómico (ENRIQUE ARNALDO / JORDI DE JUAN)JOSÉ MANUEL DE TORRESRetos de la sociedad biotecnológica. Ciencia y Ética ()
01.11.2018. Democratic systems suffer a legitimacy crisis, which added to the advance of populism, provokes that liberal democracy run the risk of disappearing and turning into another thing. In order to correct this situation, it seems necessary to return to its essence: protect the compromise with the defense of the structure of rights and individual liberties and the classic liberal values.
01.08.2018. The Islamic Republic of Iran has refined the art of blaming on its external enemies the internal dissatisfaction. Nevertheless, the origin of the last protests lies on the attempt of the ultraconservative clergy to damage and discredit President Rohaní. What started as a manipulation of the streets inside the framework of the typical fight of the elite of the country transformed into a massive and widespread movement of protests. Surely, the learned lection is that in a future it would be better to settle accounts behind the scenes rather than involving the streets.
01.03.2018. The Italian President has just put an end to the XVIII legislative term and the country finds itself now before a new political dilemma in which everything is possible. Two months before the elections, the situation seems in favor of the center right coalition, not officially presented as such yet, although the Movement Cinque Stelle holds around the 30% of support. Nevertheless, the favorite option in Europe would be the to reissue the pact between Partido Democratico and Forza Italia.
12.23.2017. In this election neither the Constitution, nor the validity of the rule of law, nor the rights of all Catalans were submitted to a vote. The main responsibility of the Government and all the institutions, as well as of the parties placed in the Constitution, continues to be to guarantee those rights and the rule of law. Only in the destructive calculation made by secessionism it can be consider that the results ratify the nonsense of the separatist process or erase the responsibilities of its authors. This is the first and more important message that have to receive those who did not win the elections and who do not represent the majority vote of the Catalans.
12.21.2017. European cooperation in the field of security and defense is an unsatisfied ambition since the beginning of the European project. Spain is one of the 25 countries participating in the Permanent Structured Cooperation with the objective of moving forwards in real integration. But the EU would only be able to request the global leadership it deserves if the Member States strengthen their degree of political compromise and Brussels starts a coherent foreign policy.
07.01.2004. JOSÉ MARÍA LASALLEOcho años de gobierno: una visión personal de España (JOSÉ MARÍA AZNAR)JAVIER ZARZALEJOSPalabra de vasco. La parla imprecisa del soberanismo ()TULIO DEMICHELISi me quieres escribir (PEDRO CORRAL)JOSÉ LUIS RESTÁN¡Levantaos! ¡vamos! (JUAN PABLO II)MOISÉS RUBIAS BARRERAOccidente contra occidente (ANDRE GLUCKSMANN)MIGUEL ÁNGEL QUINTANILLA NAVARROEl poder legislativo estatal en el estado autonómico (ENRIQUE ARNALDO / JORDI DE JUAN)JOSÉ MANUEL DE TORRESRetos de la sociedad biotecnológica. Ciencia y Ética ()
