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

    A general view of a residential area of Greenland's capital Nuuk. Photo: Odd Andersen/AFP

    How JD Vance's visit reflects decades of US interest in Greenland

    There's a long and contentious history of US interest in the Arctic island, but it seems to have entered a new phase under Donald Trump

    Greenland • 27 Mar
    The Ardnacrusha power plant ('Shannon Kraftwerk') in Co Clare highlighted in Unternehemen Grun (Operation Green), Nazi Germany's planned invasion of Ireland.

    From Germany to US, the states who've plotted to invade Ireland

    History records that Ireland has long occupied a place in the strategic military planning of other nations

    History • 11 Oct 24
    The first war correspondent takes a break from the action: William Howard Russell during the Crimean War in 1855. Photo: Roger Fenton/Getty Images

    How William Howard Russell invented modern war reporting

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

    History • 23 Aug 24
    First photo of the Union artillery battery in action during the American Civil War. Photo: Mathew B Brady/Getty Images

    Meet Mathew Brady, the Cavan-born father of photojournalism

    Brady's striking photography documented the American Civil War and showed those on the home front the realities of modern warfare

    History • 15 Jan 24
    The Crimean canon next to Tralee courthouse, Co Kerry. Photo: RDImages/Epics/Getty Images

    The Irish connections to the Crimean War

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

    History • 26 May 23
    A Ukrainian tank drives down a street this week in the heavily damaged town of Siversk situated near the frontline in the war with Russia

    Ukraine war: how will the next few months unfold?

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

    Military • 27 Jan 23
    Leopard 2 A7 tank. Photo: Kraus-Maffei Wegmann

    Will Leopard 2 tanks be a game-changer in Ukraine?

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

    Military • 25 Jan 23
    A Ukrainian woman takes part in weapons training at a shooting range in Lviv in Ukraine in July 2022. Photo: Mykola Tys/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

    How the Ukrainian resistance movement has responded to Russia

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

    Military • 03 Aug 22
    Russian forces shell an oil refinary near Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine earlier this month. Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/ AFP via Getty Images

    Why Russia's war on Ukraine should be a wake-up call for Ireland

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

    Ireland • 21 May 22
    A Russian soldier inside the Mariupol drama theatre. Photo: Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images

    After losing the first phase, what next for Russia in Ukraine?

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

    Military • 03 May 22
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