Worldview: Can the EU be a superpower like the US or China? And if not, what is its future?

At a recent conference, President Catherine Connolly and others warned against the commodification of languages and translation through AI

Worldview: Rightward-shifts in major EU states like Germany, France, Poland and Italy present a real threat

A development plan for the town, beside the busy industrial centre around the airport, has been delayed for 20 years by Clare County Council

Worldview: Ceuta exemplifies how political surprises cut through the best diplomatic preparation

Worldview: Language competence is now just as much part of Ireland’s competitive infrastructure deficit as poor planning

Worldview: Radical change can come faster than anyone expects

Worldview: Preparing to bring Russia back in from the cold does not mean capitulating to Putin’s interests

The recent fuel protests highlighted a disconnect that doesn’t stop at Irish politics

Worldview: European elites are ill-prepared for this scale of change in their relations with the US

Worldview: Creating an alternative progressive internationalism starts with listening

Worldview: It’s time for a serious and thoughtful debate about imperial decline, global shifts and the role of the EU

Power as law can be confronted by law as power

The world’s wealthiest 10% (about 770 million people) are responsible for two thirds of observed global warming since 1990

Hard choices about territory, security, language rights, alliances, sanctions and resources are required