Neutrality no longer seen as viable posture for Europe post-UkraineOn the other side of the world, Chinese sabre rattling forcing Japan and South Korea to revaluate defence postureSat Feb 11 2023 - 00:00
Brazil riots demonstrate democracy’s resilience not vulnerabilityFailure of mob actions linked to Trump and Bolsonaro prove totalitarian alternatives may not be viable as the tide is turningSat Jan 14 2023 - 00:05
Acidification greatest threat to the Southern OceanMensun Bound: Acidificationis the critical, mostly undiscussed, challenge facing the Antarctic regionSat Dec 31 2022 - 00:00
Russia must be called out on veto abuse in UN Security Council General perception that even talking about the veto’s abolition is pointless needs to be challengedSat Dec 17 2022 - 05:00
Ukraine brings EU and US under Biden closer but China still divides Getting the Europeans to sing from the same hymn sheet as the hawkish US over China will not be as easy as improving security co-operationSat Nov 19 2022 - 05:00
Patrick Smyth: Right-wing populists are finding that a comeback sometimes isn’t an optionThe Tory libertarian right has been destroyed by the failures of Johnson and Truss, while Donald Trump’s return looks less certain by the daySat Oct 29 2022 - 06:00
Patrick Smyth: EU has the power stop Meloni from acting like TrussShaking off the constraints of EU membership has certainly given Britain new freedom, but a freedom, it appears, to commit economic hara-kiriSat Oct 01 2022 - 00:01
A win for Lula in Brazil would see Latin America swing further to the leftIf Lula becomes president, the region’s six largest economies will be run by socialist leadersSat Aug 06 2022 - 00:00
World View: What did Ireland tell Russia about joining Nato?Russian threats to Finland over neutrallity are also threats to this countrySat Mar 19 2022 - 01:00
Moldova watches Ukraine onslaught with grim sense of forebodingThere is widespread concern that Kyiv will not be enough for Vladimir PutinFri Feb 25 2022 - 17:58
World View: What is Putin up to in the Ukraine?Russian military build-up is to leverage Nato concessionswithout jeopardising Nord gas pipelineSat Dec 11 2021 - 01:00
Year Zero could be coming to Kabul as Taliban imposes its new orderWorld View: Cambodia offers a sobering precedent for Afghanistan’s predicamentSat Aug 21 2021 - 02:04
World View: Enforcement of rule of law key to EU operationsUK’s defiance of treaty obligations and protocol provisions requires legal actionSat Jun 12 2021 - 01:00
Autocratic Erdogan running out of bridges to burnBeyond his religious base, the Turkish president’s appeal seems to be shrinkingSat Mar 27 2021 - 03:00
Big tech’s evasion of responsibility may be coming to an endRecent curbs on Facebook and Uber suggest governments are beginning to rein in giantsSat Feb 27 2021 - 01:00
Were social media giants right to silence Trump?World View: Censorship, democracy and free speech key to interference in public discourseSat Jan 30 2021 - 01:00
The emperor’s new clothes: the UK ‘sovereignty’ illusionWorld View: British voters have been sold a dream, in the same way Trump peddled ‘Maga’ to the massesSat Jan 02 2021 - 00:00
Beware of Trump’s legacy to political cultureWorld View: Without understanding, gulf between Republicans and Democrats can become a schismSat Dec 05 2020 - 01:00
US electoral college: An anomalous gift from the founding fathers‘Winner-take-all’ system means elections can be decided by voters in handful of swing statesSat Nov 07 2020 - 06:00
US referendums: Win for Uber and marijuana more widely availableState-wide ballot initiatives dealt with hot-button issues like abortion and tax policyWed Nov 04 2020 - 13:52
World View: Commission lacks teeth in its promotion of rule of lawBrussels cannot even recommend enforcement against laggards like HungarySat Oct 10 2020 - 01:00
UK creates an effective logjam for trade talksAnalysis: London’s rejection of treaty-based dispute resolution makes any hopes of a deal more remote than everTue Sept 15 2020 - 14:48
World View: Unilateral take on accord is what UK wantsLondon’s repudiation of joint approach breaks dispute-resolution mechanismSat Sept 12 2020 - 03:00
Press Council remit must cover online and social mediaFake news, misinformation and privacy threats dangers on changed landscapeMon Aug 17 2020 - 01:19
World View: Pandemic gives EU space to rethink economic modelFiscal rules suspension shakes up ideas of post-Covid responsibility and growthSat Aug 15 2020 - 01:05
World View: We are failing to stop atrocitiesPowers of ICC and UN Security Council must be bolstered to enable action with real teethSat Jul 11 2020 - 01:00
US supreme court’s LGBTQ rights ruling is explosive – but do not read much into itWorld View: The judgment from a very conservative court is surprisingSat Jun 20 2020 - 01:23
World View: German Constitutional Court and political tabooPrior to Berlin-Paris recovery deal, GCC may have set in motion EU crisisSat May 23 2020 - 01:00
EU budget: Varadkar says Ireland willing to pay more but not at farmers’ expenseFirst attempt at resolving budget deadlock fails as deep divisions become evidentFri Feb 21 2020 - 20:29
Varadkar says any Fine Gael deal would have to recognise strength of its voteTaoiseach and Micheál Martin agree to exploratory talks next week after Dáil adjournsFri Feb 21 2020 - 11:36
Leo Varadkar pledges to defend farm funding amid EU budget deadlockTaoiseach calls for maintenance of Cap funds as member states try to broker budget dealThu Feb 20 2020 - 20:20
‘Bring several shirts’: EU leaders set to dig in for lengthy budget talksDeadlock over how to fund EU over next seven years to be addressed at Brussels summitWed Feb 19 2020 - 18:52
EU to enforce UN embargo on arms to Libya with aircraft and shipsForeign ministers override idea naval presence might lure migrants with hope of rescueMon Feb 17 2020 - 20:07
Opposition to regulatory alignment not tactic in EU trade talks, Frost saysUK’s chief Brexit negotiator says trade talks would not extend beyond end of this yearMon Feb 17 2020 - 19:52
EU under pressure to take stand on Trump ‘peace plan’Brussels to discuss how to warn Israel ‘price to pay’ for annexing Palestinian territoriesSun Feb 16 2020 - 17:19
Charles Michel proposes EU budget compromise ahead of summitGetting the frugal five to cough up even for a compromise remains hugely problematicFri Feb 14 2020 - 18:14
Irish economy in good stead as no-deal Brexit fears recede – commissionSignificant fallout from coronavirus on EU economy likely, warns commissionerThu Feb 13 2020 - 10:54
EU struggles to agree Libya arms embargo missionEurope Letter: Austria rejecting plan to revive naval rescue operation causes deadlockThu Feb 13 2020 - 01:00
Barnier outlines criteria UK must fulfil for EU market accessInclusion of role for the European Court of Justice will be a red rag to BritishMon Feb 03 2020 - 18:25
Brexit: Brussels bids a fond farewell to erstwhile partner on Britain's departure dayLeaders of EU institutions strike upbeat note as city’s Grand Place lit up in UK coloursFri Jan 31 2020 - 15:30
Ireland after Brexit: Where do we stand in the EU?There are important strategic challenges ahead in post-Brexit EUFri Jan 31 2020 - 01:00
EIB supported investment of €280bn last yearEU investment arm aims to put 50% of all lending into climate and sustainability projects by 2025Thu Jan 30 2020 - 15:06
MEPs overwhelmingly endorse Brexit deal giving UK go-ahead to leave EUOverwhelming mood was of reluctant Yes to allow what Barnier called ‘orderly withdrawal’Thu Jan 30 2020 - 10:26
Brexit may be official but difficult talks still lie aheadEurope Letter: Issues associated with UK’s withdrawal will not disappear overnightThu Jan 30 2020 - 01:00
EU to launch Europe-wide debate on future of the unionEurope Letter: Obsession with internal organisation must give way to focus on issuesThu Jan 23 2020 - 01:00
Corporate tax change is inevitable, says DonohoeState finances could take €2bn hit, warns finance ministerTue Jan 21 2020 - 14:43
EU foreign ministers back Libya military operationMilitary and naval missions will be mandated to enforce UN arms embargo on LibyaMon Jan 20 2020 - 21:29
Johnson suffers parliament defeat as Coveney outlines trade prioritiesPeers back amendment to give EU nationals proof of right to stay in UK after BrexitMon Jan 20 2020 - 19:31
Ireland to receive €30m in grants to help with move away from peat productionEU funds expected to help retrain workers at power plants like MoneypointWed Jan 15 2020 - 20:34
Croatia’s population crisis takes centre stage with EU presidencyEurope Letter: State faces fight for its survival amid drastic population declines in BalkansWed Jan 15 2020 - 19:00
