"In a season of raw power politics, a single act of refusal can sound like thunder. When Washington reportedly threatened to ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain after Madrid declined to allow US bases on its soil to be used for strikes on Iran, the expectation was compliance. Instead, Spain invoked international law and European Union treaties, calmly insisting that any change in relations must respect legal obligations and multilateral agreements. In an era where middle powers are often assumed to bow before superpower fury, Spain chose a different script."
https://savageminds.substack.com/p/spains-defiance-in-a-world-of-coercion
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