David Murphy

Maynooth University

Dr David Murphy is the Director of the MA in Military History & Strategic Studies at Maynooth University.

The Dublin-born correspondent of The Times became synonymous with the work of the war reporter in the 19th century

Irish soldiers and civilains played a significant role in the 1850s' war and were prominent at major battles like the Alma and Inkerman

While the outcome of the war is hard to predict, neither side seems currently placed to inflict decisive damage on the other

A consignment of these high-powered battle tanks will undoubtedly raise Ukraine's combat capacity in the coming months

Civilian resistance has proven to be of huge assistance to Ukrainian military forces in the war against Russia

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had a massive global effect, something which has major ramifications for Ireland's defence strategy

Putin's forces appear to have processed the hard lessons from its setbacks in Ukraine and have now reset operatons

We can expect more pressure to be applied on Kyiv and other Ukranian cities and probably an increase in urban warfare

Russia's suspicions, unease and sense of insecurity over Europe and the West go back to the 1700s

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