It used to be Scotland's nationalism that was seen as the threat to British state. Now it is England's.
HE was perhaps the biggest voice of the intellectual world opposing Scottish independence. Now writer Mario Vargas Llosa believes what he has always called "separation" is likely.
HE was the pin-up of Scotland’s independence movement. And he is back.
The Germans invented the word. But Schadenfreude was laced through much European coverage of Theresa May's Brexit election campaign.
The SNP just two or so short years ago was viewed as part of part of a wave of nationalist populism. Now it is increasingly seen as a bulwark against it.
It is, the French press says, the 'paradoxe britannique': that British nationalists want out of the EU while Scottish ones want in.
Now that Scots have voted No to independence but, effectively, yes to additional powers, what exactly is the United Kingdom?
Until now. Suddenly, as Yes rallies in the polls and the pound sinks on the currency markets, the Scottish question is front page news across the world.
To its friends abroad, it is inspirationally peaceful.
