Europe's far-right is deeply dividedNationalists are expected to do well in the European election but their ability to coalesce is doubtfulSat May 18 2019 - 03:00
Prolonging Netanyahu’s premiership may come at a cost for IsraelThe economy may be prospering but the country is no closer to addressing its fundamental tensionsSat Apr 6 2019 - 03:00
Mozambique disaster exposes western double standardsA cold snap in Chicago in January drew more commentarySat Mar 23 2019 - 03:00
Algeria’s gerontocracy may have had its dayUnlike in 2011, the Bouteflika regime cannot simply throw money at the problemSat Mar 9 2019 - 03:00
The problem with banishing Shamima BegumWorld View: The UK's decision to revoke the 19-year-old's citizenship is morally flawed and legally dubiousSat Feb 23 2019 - 14:44
The French press and the price of proximityThe media enjoys a very close, if not too close, relationship with politiciansSat Feb 9 2019 - 03:00
Limited ambition of Franco-German Aachen treaty reflects new realitiesIn an EU of 27, France and Germany have less room for manoeuvre than they once enjoyedSat Jan 26 2019 - 03:00
No Child 2020: The project and its five policiesThese policy ideas are starting points in a long-term strategy to eliminate child povertySat Jan 19 2019 - 01:00
A long US goodbye to Syria and Afghanistan makes senseTrump’s chaotic plans are counterproductive but he is right to try to disengageSat Jan 12 2019 - 05:00
The world in 2019: a good year for the pessimistsBrexit activated, Trump unshackled, populism bedded in – it’s a glass-half-empty outlookSat Dec 29 2018 - 05:00
Remainers should not be let off the hook on BrexitWorld View: Remain side is still failing to sell its case despite possibility of a second referendumSat Dec 15 2018 - 05:00
What Tocqueville would make of today’s American landscapeSome of his fears about the durability of US democracy have been realisedSat Dec 1 2018 - 05:00
World View: Ireland must give more than lip service to FrancophonieTransactional logic must link with linguistics as State courts French-speaking nationsSat Nov 3 2018 - 05:00
If Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed another battle will be overAs the US supreme court turns inward, the rest of the world is in turn paying less attention to itSat Oct 6 2018 - 05:00
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Macron shines light on France’s dark pastWorld View: Paris at last starts to face up to state’s torture and murder in Algerian warSat Sep 22 2018 - 05:00
New Zealand may hold the key for post-Brexit IrelandRuadhán Mac Cormaic: We can learn a lot from the Pacific nation’s fate in the 1970sSat Sep 8 2018 - 05:00
Kofi Annan era was the UN at its best and its worstDiplomat was last secretary general to seem like a central player in international dramaSat Aug 25 2018 - 05:00
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: How we failed Sierra Leone in Ebola crisis‘Getting to Zero’ starkly reveals local valour in face of West’s superficial aidSat Aug 11 2018 - 05:00
Eight ways to win a UN election: Vote-trading, bananas and ‘lying bastards’A guide to how Ireland can secure a Security Council seat, and what we need to avoidSat Jul 14 2018 - 05:00
Trump cuts US a bad deal in leaving UN Human Rights CouncilWhile rights body is scarred by hypocrisy, US involvement has always been for the betterSat Jun 30 2018 - 05:00
How the World Cup reflects – and subverts – the world we live inEncouragingly, political leaders’ attempts to leverage the tournament for personal gain tend to end in failureSat Jun 16 2018 - 05:00
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Europe’s elites are playing into populists’ handsItalian president’s veto looked like the establishment trying to stymie the will of the peopleSat Jun 2 2018 - 05:00
There can be no Palestinian state without Palestinian policeRuadhán Mac Cormaic: The EU is helping to rebuild a police force on the West BankSat May 19 2018 - 05:00
Homeless since 1948: 70 years since the creation of IsraelRuqayeh (75) was five when shelling forced her from her village. She has not been backSat May 12 2018 - 06:00
Is Trump being played by Kim Jong-un?World View: History suggests North Korea-US rapprochement destined to failSat May 5 2018 - 05:00
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Why dictators like electionsSham elections tell autocrats as much about their friends as their enemiesSat Apr 7 2018 - 05:00
Inside the mind of Vladimir Putin: two takes on the Russian presidentShaun Walker charts Putin’s mission to fill the Soviet void; Michel Eltchaninoff traces PutinismSat Mar 24 2018 - 06:00
Dublin cleaving closely to EU middle ground on RussiaIrish slow response to Salisbury attack dictated by interests of other EU statesSat Mar 24 2018 - 05:00
Anti-Semitism is on the march across EuropeWorld View: Front National’s rebranding masks an alarming rise in anti-Jewish sentimentSat Mar 10 2018 - 05:00
Why Macron will struggle to export his revolutionThe French president is looking for Irish parties to join his new European blocSat Feb 24 2018 - 05:00
UN envoy warns of Aleppo repeat after scores killed in SyriaViolence in Ghouta ‘spiralling out of control’ as 250 die in government bombardmentWed Feb 21 2018 - 01:00
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: The Middle East peace process is dead not stalledIt is time to plan for a new process once Trump leaves officeSat Feb 10 2018 - 05:00
EU should help Tunisia fulfil its Arab SpringStruggling country is shining example to rest of world but needs assistanceSat Jan 27 2018 - 05:00
Israel may shut down its embassy in DublinTo reduce costs, Dublin placed on potential closure list of seven, Israeli paper reportsSun Jan 21 2018 - 18:45
Trump undermines journalists but he does not kill themThe focus on the US president’s threats to the media distracts from deadly challenges elsewhereSat Jan 13 2018 - 05:00
There is no Trump administration – there are severalOn a range of issues, Washington continues to say one thing and do anotherSat Dec 30 2017 - 05:00
Middle East tips towards confrontation after a year of extraordinary upheavalMore conflict looks likely as a stable Iran faces a belligerent Saudi regimeThu Dec 28 2017 - 04:00
The Middle East has a new kingpin: Vladimir PutinUS retreat has allowed Russia to spread its influence on a scale not seen since the collapse of the Soviet UnionSat Dec 16 2017 - 05:00
Why Ireland wants to join the FrancophonieBrexit has shone an unflattering light on Dublin’s relationship-building skillsSat Dec 2 2017 - 05:00
World View: Brexit puts Irish diplomats centre-stageIveagh House excels at big issues such as UN and EU. Brexit will focus its energiesSat Nov 18 2017 - 05:00
Humanitarian aid doesn't come cheapThe professionalisation of aid, and its concentration in a small number of mega-NGOs, has caused its own problemsSat Nov 4 2017 - 05:00
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Monoglot Ireland will be at loss post-BrexitTight links to Anglosphere have blinded Ireland to other political and trade avenuesSat Oct 21 2017 - 05:00
Why all of Europe has a stake in Macron’s presidencyWorld View: French leader’s bold initiative may drive the next phase of the EUSat Oct 7 2017 - 05:00
Aung San Suu Kyi unravels her own mythThe weak response from the Nobel laureate to ethnic cleansing of Rohingya is grotesqueSat Sep 23 2017 - 05:00
Halawa acquittal preceded by sustained Irish diplomatic campaignFamily and Government differed on strategy at times during four-year legal sagaTue Sep 19 2017 - 05:35
Why is Ireland silent on the threat to democracy at the heart of Europe?World View: Europe’s leaders remain silent on the authoritarian drift in their ranksSat Sep 9 2017 - 05:00
Government to push for Halawa’s return after Monday verdictSenior figures believe 21-year-old Irish man could be back in Ireland within weeksSat Aug 26 2017 - 01:35
Campaign for UN Security Council must not lurk in shadowsWorld View: UN ethical values must not be neglected in Ireland’s quest for a seatSat Aug 26 2017 - 01:00
Letter to Varadkar reveals strength of feeling among senior judgesLetter regarding planned reforms carries more weight than usual channel partly because it’s so rareFri Aug 18 2017 - 01:00
The case for a feminist foreign policyGender equality is not only a moral imperative, it’s also smart realpolitikSat Aug 12 2017 - 01:00