World View: Where does EU end and local government start?An intimate entanglement links domestic and international levels of authoritySat May 25 2019 - 02:00
World View: Climate breakdown may pave way for ecosocialismHow compatible with human survival is growth based on capitalist economics?Sat May 11 2019 - 02:00
World View: Bleak vista for democratic uprisings in Algeria and SudanMilitary regimes will sit out crisis and exploit flaws in populist movementsSat Apr 27 2019 - 02:00
World View: EU and China must counter US reassertion of primacyLi Keqiang’s meeting with EU officials is step towards balanced, mature relationsSat Apr 13 2019 - 02:00
Surveillance capitalism: Why we must take back control of our dataWorld View: Big tech companies are observing our behaviour and profiting from itSat Mar 30 2019 - 02:00
The relationship between Ireland and Britain will never be the same againBrexit, Bloody Sunday prosecutions and the backstop have cut deepSat Mar 16 2019 - 02:00
World View: Will Brexit be UK’s constitutional moment?Loss of EU regulatory glue helping hold UK together may lead to its disintegrationSat Mar 02 2019 - 02:00
Could an Irish Border poll help resolve Brexit impasse?World View: UK’s dual sovereignty crisis could bring question of Irish unity to a headSun Feb 17 2019 - 05:00
Mediterranean youth running out of patience with eldersImmobile and gerontocratic political regimes are not delivering on promisesSat Feb 02 2019 - 02:00
World View: US divided on how to respond to the rise of ChinaWe are living through the end of the American world orderSat Jan 05 2019 - 05:00
Ireland and Britain face their respective Brexit trilemmasWorld View: May’s current impasse is due to a failure to choose from three optionsSat Dec 22 2018 - 05:00
Post-Brexit Britain may not want to pay for Northern IrelandEnglish voters overwhelmingly want their money spent in England, not in the NorthSat Dec 08 2018 - 05:00
World View: EU needs to rethink its attitude to AfricaInvestment and trade have replaced aid as key elements of EU-Africa relationsSat Nov 24 2018 - 05:00
Why we should be concerned about Germany’s political situationWorld View: German direction following the Merkel era will impact on all EuropeansSat Nov 10 2018 - 05:00
Neutrality and military alliance left out of presidential debateWorld View: Higgins has advocated need to discuss European defence and securitySat Oct 27 2018 - 05:00
Climate is not just changing – it is breaking downDanger and destruction of global warming must trigger real modification of behaviourSat Oct 13 2018 - 05:00
Why the next economic crisis will be much harder to fixChina under Xi Jinping and the US under Trump will play different roles than in 2008Sat Sept 29 2018 - 05:00
UK constitutional crisis looms if Brexit talks founderWorld View: Political instability makes fudge most plausible immediate outcomeSat Sept 15 2018 - 05:00
Tomatoes make the world go roundWorld View: This cultivated fruit raises regulatory and ethical practice issuesSat Sept 01 2018 - 05:00
Turkey has become a major player in the new world orderWorld View: US and Europe must take care with Ankara if they want to retain influenceSat Aug 18 2018 - 05:00
World View: Islamophobia is a clear and present dangerPaul Gillespie: Linking Islamophobia and anti-Semitism is commonplace in analysisSat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00
World View: What are tenets of Donald Trump’s doctrine?Paul Gillespie: Patterns have emerged in US president’s apparently chaotic decisionsSat Jul 21 2018 - 05:00
Europe must change its attitude to Africa to address migrant crisisEU summit’s fragile compromise on migration will not tackle longer-term issuesSat Jul 07 2018 - 05:00
World View: Trade deficits with China are not the real threatTo underestimate China’s innovatory practice is a much more serious mistakeSat Jun 23 2018 - 05:00
World View: Ireland too quick to dismiss Macron’s European reformsIreland’s membership of a group more cautious than Germany looks imprudentSat Jun 09 2018 - 05:00
EU must come to terms with end of Anglo-American hegemonyWest no longer so dominant in world affairsSat May 26 2018 - 05:00
World View: Debate on future of Europe is only beginningBrexit and Europe are fuelling discussion in civic forums and citizens’ meetingsSat May 12 2018 - 05:00
Gulf Stream slowing down is bad news for IrelandNatural history is non-linear with tipping points linked to human-induced changesSat Apr 28 2018 - 05:00
South East Asia not ready for EU-style convergenceWorld View: Colonial experiences have put premium on sovereign autonomySat Apr 14 2018 - 05:00
Liberal politics have been betrayed by liberalsIt was once assumed that their values would flourish in east and central EuropeSat Mar 31 2018 - 05:00
Where does Ireland fit in Europe now?Worldview: Crash begot regional approaches to deeper integration of EUSat Mar 17 2018 - 05:00
Paul Gillespie: Ireland must look beyond current crisis to Brexit endgamePreparing an acceptable deal will require imaginative involvement by Irish and British governmentsSat Mar 03 2018 - 05:00
Public debate on Europe has shiftedWorld View: Leaderships accept political reality but struggle to find suitable vocabularySat Feb 17 2018 - 05:00
What sort of Europe does Ireland want?World View: Citizens' dialogue is part of the process of re-examining our bond with EUSat Feb 03 2018 - 05:00
West's wealth was built up over centuries from Trump ‘sh*tholes’Worldview: US and Europe must aid Africa and S America’s rising populationsSat Jan 20 2018 - 05:00
Britain facing choice between Thatcher revolution and social democracyWorldview: Which ever way Britain goes, effects will be most keenly felt on BorderSat Jan 06 2018 - 05:00
Brexit breaks delicate interdependence between Ireland and UKIreland’s future relationship with Britain will depend on what deal UK can negotiate with EUSat Dec 23 2017 - 05:00
Paul Gillespie: All eyes on TehranIran is most stable country in Middle East region and therefore best able to project forceSat Dec 09 2017 - 05:00
Should Ireland fear a perfidious Albion?UK must give written guarantees on post-Brexit Border to restore trustSat Nov 25 2017 - 05:00
World View: Centenary of Russian revolution well worth markingWhatever about Putin’s unease, events of 1917 set the tone for the hundred years sinceSat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00
World View: Will China’s progress help human rights record?Xi’s ‘middle-income power by 2021’ will be monitored on ‘seven unmentionables’Sat Oct 28 2017 - 05:00
Disintegration of Britain and Spain both possibleBrexit and Catalonia challenge the European political orderSat Oct 14 2017 - 05:00
Ireland needs to step up its game in the new EuropeWorld View: Emmanuel Macron has dared Europeans to think big about the bloc’s futureSat Sept 30 2017 - 05:00
World View: Welcome signs of wider and more confident EU agendaProspects for Juncker proposals rest on leaders and citizens, not EU commissionSat Sept 16 2017 - 05:00
Irexit would mean a return to British dominationBut staying in the EU means choices will have to be made on neutrality and taxationSat Sept 02 2017 - 05:00
Paul Gillespie: The west must wean itself off unsustainable growthIf everyone was to live like the average US citizen we would need five planetsSat Aug 19 2017 - 05:00
EU-style integration not only response to globalisationAsean model stands up well compared to EU supranationalist integrationSat Aug 05 2017 - 05:00
Worldview: The authoritarian-left is the sleeping giant of Irish politicsOver half of Sinn Féin voters and a third of independent voters fall into this categorySat Jul 22 2017 - 05:00
World View: Migration coverage is polarised and narrowA new study shows how reporting often reduces migrant experiences to stereotypesSat Jul 08 2017 - 05:00
Brexit will force creative thinking on status of NorthHard or soft? Complex Ireland question is the opportunity for a less binary approachSat Jun 24 2017 - 05:00
