Alessandro Figus (Malta): Italian Politics at the Crossroads: Nationalism, Separatism or Federalism? Beauty and the feast: With its history as a nation, it is easier to understand modern Italy through its food and women. From L'Espill, in order to understand modern Catalan nationalism, it is necessary to examine the emergence of "anti-Catalanism" in Castilian Spain during the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance. A review of The Basque Country: A Cultural History by Paddy Woodworth. Blacklisted as an uncooperative tax haven for its secretive bank laws, Monaco hopes to prove it is more than a place for the rich and famous to hide their money. But can the principality shake off a reputation for sunny days and shady characters? From Dissent, Mitchell Cohen, Philippe Askenazy, Françoise Gaspard, Nancy L. Green, and Jean-Baptiste Soufron consider how the election of Nicholas Sarkozy reflects a dramatically different France. Film fans will always have Paris: We've all been to the French capital, even if we've never travelled there. Movies have implanted it in our minds. Putting Belgium on eBay? What explains the mega-malaise currently gripping the Flemings and Walloons in Belgium?
