Rethinking secession: why Spain and Catalonia should not take stability for granted

The Catalan elections on 27 September have raised further questions about Catalonia and Spain’s future. Ranj Alaaldin argues that Spain and Catalonia should draw lessons from the experiences of secession movements in other parts of the world. He writes that while Catalonia may have legitimate grievances over its treatment by the Spanish government, in the current climate separation is likely to bring a host of problems that Spain, Catalonia and Europe are ill-equipped to confront.