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INSIDE ASIAN GAMING JANUARY 2018 42 car? Or in the case of Catalonia, what will the Catalans do next if they succeed in gaining independence? This leads to even more uncertainty, particularly after Spain’s failed attempt to stop Catalonia’s recent referendum vote in favor of separation. The Prime Minister of Spain, Mariano Rajoy, could trigger and ultimately suspend the self-government of Catalan. Now that Catalonia has a suspended declaration of independence, what happens next? This ability to suspend the region’s autonomy and impose direct rule for Madrid is hardly much of a prize for those Catalans who voted for independence on 1 October, endangering their lives in the process when met with truncheons and rubber bullets. And it makes me wonder, with the UK, Scotland and Catalonia all determined to go it alone, what other potential separation attempts could be looming to cause further instability in Europe? “Like a dog chasing a car down a dusty road, what would the dog do next if it actually caught the car? Or in the case of Catalonia, what will the Catalans do next if they succeed in gaining independence?” KEEN OBSERVATIONS