Antonio Elorza

Islamism is not Islam, though it does rely on the most intransigent elements of the sacred texts to impose a closed society, where the woman is the victim

Trying to explain events in terms of the Muslim Brotherhood's “mistakes” leads nowhere

The step latterly taken by the Socialist Party seems to respond to an emergency situation caused by the secessionism of Artur Mas

Erdogan’s excesses and Morsi’s creeping conservatism offer little hope that Islam and democracy can mix

It is high time we had mass opposition that was responsible, using the internet and democratic expression in the street

Zapatero´s Alliance of Civilizations has become an expensive joke, yet the PP does not do away with it

The king's behavior ought to have been strictly in line with his own words: the law is the same for everyone, and the royal family's conduct has to be exemplary

The only way to explain the absence of a solid Socialist position on Catalan self-determination is that Rubalcaba must be allergic to debate

The line taken on the Urdangarin case has also been one of underestimating the dangers inherent in failure to respond in time

Expect the Popular Party’s liberalizing “reforms” to unleash a new wave of corruption and incompetence

Minister Wert must know better than to use expressions such as "Hispanicizing" Catalan schoolchildren

The relation between relgion and democracy continues to be a problematic one

Can the Spanish state cope with a crisis that accentuates tension between the center and the periphery?

Stories of nepotism are legion. They are greeted with tolerance, even with tribute and applause

The timing of Don Juan Carlos’ hunting accident accentuates a sense of institutional decay

The chorus of brutal insults that has been raining down on Baltasar Garzón has now culminated with a war dance to celebrate his conviction.