Professor Ray Murphy

University of Galway

Prof. Ray Murphy is a professor at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the School of Law at University of Galway

US policy change on Israeli settlements makes peace more remote

The current US administration has turned decades of US policy on Israel and Palestine on its head

While members of the Irish special forces are more than able for any role they may be assigned, the conflict in Mali is volatile and unstable.

Escalating tensions between the two countries could have huge ramifications for the Middle East

NATO has moved far from a core mission "to keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down."

As a new batch of Irish troops prepare for deployment, the possibility of military action by Israel in the Golan remains a serious threat

Irish soldiers on the latest UNIFIL tour of duty will face a more complex regional situation than was the case in 1978

What has the Defence Forces' involvement in UN peacekeeping missions meant for Irish troops?

Now more than ever, we need to make clear that international law provides mechanisms for accountability

The clear lesson from the week's armed reprisal on Syria by the United States, France and United Kingdom is that international law counts for little

As UN peacekeepers return from and deploy to the Golan Heights the role of Irish soldiers in the region has changed dramatically in recent years