The truth about Britain’s claim to Greenland
Every time Donald Trump repeats his threats towards Greenland, a familiar claim does the rounds that the UK has ‘first…
Ten years after Brexit, the EU is wrestling with its identity
As the tenth anniversary of the Brexit vote approaches, renewed debate about Britain’s relationship with the European Union is perhaps…
Will Mahmood’s asylum reforms force Ireland’s hand?
Labour’s plans to overhaul Britain’s overstretched asylum system have forced the Irish government to do the same. As the Northern…
Is South Korea bracing for a third Trump-Kim summit?
Donald Trump’s meeting with President Xi was the standout moment of this month’s Asia-Pacific leaders’ summit in South Korea. Yet…
Catherine Connolly’s election is a humiliation for Ireland’s establishment
‘I will be an inclusive president for all of you,’ Catherine Connolly declared as she was announced the winner of…
How Catherine Connolly could change Ireland
‘How could you possibly say the EU is good as it stands?’ the woman says. Brexit, she continues, is a…
Only EU membership will secure Moldova’s future
‘The European path of Moldova must go on,’ a young Moldovan politician texted me as their parliamentary election results began…
The uncomfortable history of Narva
The Alaska talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin might have happened on American territory, but the symbolism of their…
How a history festival became a forum of fear
‘Defence needs to be our number one priority.’ This sounds like the sort of thing you’d hear at a Nato…
Ireland’s centre has held
Two years ago, I secured an apartment in Dublin through a gay dating app. I was desperate and there was…
