‘It’s like fifth graders bullying the small guy in the corner’ – The Irish Times
Henrik Bager, a Danish soldier who served with Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan, said US president Donald Trump’s…
European leaders may soon drop the don’t-upset-the-toddler approach to Trump relations – The Irish Times
You get the sense European governments are running short on patience and preparing to drop the don’t-upset-the-toddler approach…
European countries threatened by tariffs warn of ‘downward spiral’ in US relations – The Irish Times
The governments of the eight European countries threatened with US tariffs have criticised comments coming from Washington as…
Why the world has started stockpiling food again – The Irish Times
In the early 18th century, Finland was familiar with the fear of hunger. A famine fuelled by an…
Why Ireland should have voted in favour of Mercosur – The Irish Times
I hope some Irish MEPs change their minds and decide to support the Mercosur deal when it comes…
The island at the centre of the world is in danger – The Irish Times
Back in 2017, in the early days of Leo Varadkar’s period as taoiseach, he was fond of referring…
Marco Rubio to meet Danish officials as Greenland crisis escalates – The Irish Times
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, says he plans to meet Danish officials next week to discuss…
Trump names special envoy for Greenland – The Irish Times
Donald Trump has named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as his special envoy for Greenland, underscoring the US president’s…
Ireland is riding two horses are galloping in different directions across the Atlantic – The Irish Times
By any measure, the Atlantic bedrock is breaking apart. The old certainties of US–European partnership – collective security,…
Ireland has ‘individually tailored plan with Nato’ on sub-sea, cyber security – The Irish Times
Ireland has an “individually tailored plan with Nato” to deal with the issue of cyber and sub-sea security,…
Distance no protection from Russian aggression, Latvian politician warns Ireland – The Irish Times
Ireland is geographically distant from the threat posed by Russia, but it is not immune to suffering cyberattacks…
Russian military plane enters airspace over Baltic Sea, says German air force – The Irish Times
Two German Eurofighter jets were scrambled on Sunday to intercept a Russian military aircraft above the Baltic Sea,…