ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Iberism

Well, iberism is a idea that some people have about bringing together two countries, Spain and Portugal, to form one big country.

It's like when you play with your toy cars and you take two different colored ones and pretend they are now one big car. But iberism is not just about toys, it's a political idea as well.

The idea of iberism comes from a long time ago, when Spain and Portugal used to be one big empire called the Iberian Peninsula. But over time, they became two separate countries with their own governments and laws.

Some people think that if Spain and Portugal were to come together again, they could be even stronger and have more power in the world. Plus, they have a lot of things in common, like language, culture, and history.

But not everyone thinks that iberism is a good idea. Some people think that each country should keep its own identity and government. It's like when you have two different toys that you like to play with separately, and you don't want to put them together.

So, iberism is just a big idea that some people have about making Spain and Portugal into one big country. But whether it will happen or not is up to the people and governments of both countries to decide.