The Iranian nuclear programme can be stopped by military means. And this will have to be done when the time comes, unless there is a preference for experiencing a nuclear war. Initiated by Iran. Because when they have the bomb, do not doubt that they will use it. Download PDF Descargar PDF

With the current state of Spanish alliances, there will undoubtedly be trouble ahead for transatlantic relations, regardless of who occupies the White House next January. Download PDF

More than 13 million Spanish wage-earners and pensioners will begin receiving 400-euro (about $600) income tax rebates in June. The money should arrive just in time to help them pay the credit card bills for the mini-holidays they traditionally take during Holy Week (which the Spanish secular elite now call “Spring Vacation”). Download PDF

Spanish voters on March 9 narrowly re-elected Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to another four-year term in office. But he defeated his rival, Mariano Rajoy, the head of the center-right Popular Party, by only a narrow margin and fell far short of gaining an absolute majority in the lower house of parliament. Download PDF

In 1991, as the Balkans were disintegrating, the then-Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, Jacques Poos, proclaimed: “This is the hour of Europe. It is not the hour of the Americans.” It was (presumably) his way of saying that European governments had a responsibility to intervene in a crisis that threatened the stability of Europe. Download PDF

In politics you pay for the mistakes you make. In foreign politics, you pay very dearly. Four years of government under Rodríguez Zapatero have left us with a complicated legacy. The Spanish Prime Minister has managed to work his way into non-speaking terms with the President of the United States; he has succeeded in being ignored by the leaders of the large European powers; and he has been insulted by those he considers to be his friends, ranging from Chávez and Evo Morales to the Castro brothers. In record time, Rodríguez Zapatero has managed to eliminate Spain from world affairs and ensure that the country is widely regarded as frivolous and irresponsible. Download PDF Descargar PDF

The outcome of the US presidential elections will undoubtedly have global affects. Therefore, many Europeans argue that they should have a say in the election process. European media is saturated with election coverage that is heavily biased in favor of the Democrats. And, as in past elections, European elites are demanding the right to help choose the next occupant of the White House. What follows is a brief survey of what some Europeans are saying about the American way of democracy. Download PDF

How can America improve its image abroad? Answers to this question are being bandied by all of the presidential hopefuls. Hillary Clinton says she would “send a message heard across the world: The era of cowboy diplomacy is over.” John McCain promises to “immediately close Guantanamo Bay.” Ron Paul and Barack Obama both say they would withdraw American troops from Iraq.

A Spanish anti-terrorism court delivered an unexpectedly mixed verdict in the trial of 28 defendants charged in the 2004 Madrid train bombings. It convicted 21 people of involvement in the carnage, but acquitted seven others, including the man accused by prosecutors of having masterminded Europe’s second-deadliest terrorist attack after Lockerbie. Only three of those found guilty were convicted for mass murder. Download PDF

The biggest barrier to European superpowerdom is that European elites refuse to bring their postmodern fantasies about the illegitimacy of military “hard power” into line with the way the rest of the world interprets reality. After years of overselling the efficacy of diplomatic and economic “soft power” as the elixir for the world’s problems, Europeans are losing, not gaining, international influence.

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