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Italy Knows How to Solve Catalonia's Problem
A South Tyrolean-style arrangement should resolve two of the Catalan separatists' biggest grievances.
Beyond secession.
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy showed on Wednesday that he doesn't merely hold a better poker hand than Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont; he's also the better player. Unfortunately, the Catalan separatism problem won't be resolved by this particular game. At some point, Spain will need to offer Catalans an arrangement with which they can live.