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"In my opinion, it is not they who succeeded, but it is more likely us who have failed"

What is driving protests against new direct provision centres?

Ireland / 06 Nov

Full speed ahead: "Northern Ireland's continuing membership of the UK requires democratic interrogation"

How Northern Ireland could work its way back to EU after Brexit

Brexit / 14 Oct

Turkey's incursion into and attack on northern Syria have major implications for the entire area

What does Turkey's attack on Syria mean for the key players?

You may capture the eagle, but you cannot clip its wings

Does Boris Johnson have a "cunning plan"?

Brexit / 09 Oct

The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has already cost the former more than 13,000 lives

Will Ukraine's president be able to stop the war with Russia?

Ukraine / 02 Oct

"In the US Constitution, impeachment and conviction are not the same things"

Why impeaching Trump isn't likely to remove him from office

Brainstorm / 26 Sep

"The prime minister has created a win-win situation that nobody seems to have noticed"

Why Boris Johnson could turn this latest defeat into victory

Brexit / 24 Sep

"It is difficult to imagine how a safe zone in Syria could indeed be safe"

What are 'safe zones' and how do they work?

Brainstorm / 25 Sep

Flooding in Galway after Storm Erik in February 2019. Photo: Pat McGrath

We need to talk about how we adapt to climate change

Climate Change / 11 Nov

An Iranian patrol in the Strait of Hormuz in July

The road to a possible war between the US and Iran

Middle East / 18 Sep

Climate change activists from the Extinction Rebellion group block the road junction at London's Oxford Circus in April 2019

Can climate activism save us from Post-Truth?

Climate Change / 16 Sep

German chancellor Angela Merkel: "I lived behind the Iron Curtain so I know only too well what it means once borders vanish"

The view from Germany on Brexit

Brexit / 13 Sep

A Yemeni child waits to receive food rations provided by a charity in Sana'a. Over 24 million of the country's 30 million population are in need of humanitarian assistance. Photo: EPA

The roots of conflict and disaster in Yemen

Boris Johnson attempts to conduct the media orchestra at yesterday's meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin

What could Boris Johnson learn from an orchestra conductor?

Politics / 10 Sep

Protestors in Hong Kong in July 2019

Will Brexit Britain stand up for Hong Kong?

Hong Kong / 09 Sep

"We inherited our emphasis on State secrecy from the British, but we enthusiastically embraced it"

Why does the State have so many secrets on its citizens?

Podcast / 06 Sep

Papa Doc Duvalier: from country doctor to truly nasty piece of work

So you want to be a dictator...

History / 05 Sep

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar outside Leinster House: "interviewees across these reports regardless of income and occupation have expressed no desire for more cash, but rather better public services and the security they represent"

The urgent issues beyond Brexit, Boris and the backstop

Ireland / 26 Aug

Boris Johnson at the launch of his book "The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History" in 2014. Photo: David M. Benett/ Getty Images

Boris Johnson, Winston Churchill and the United States of Europe

Boris Johnson / 13 Aug

British Army troops patrol the streets after being deployed to end the Battle of the Bogside in Derry in Augusg 1969. Photo: Getty Images

Remembering the Battle of the Bogside 50 years on

Northern Ireland / 12 Aug

Simon Harris is the latest minister to grapple with intricacies of the Irish health system

The long history of reforming the Irish health system

Health / 07 Aug

"Boris Johnson has honed a public persona that ensures he can almost never be taken too seriously"

The psychology behind the rise of Boris Johnson

Psychology / 29 Jul

"What we should take away from the recent investigation is that Garda management is taking corruption within the force seriously"

How corruption hurts the vulnerable

Corruption / 19 Jul

There's a new man in charge in Kiev

Will Ukraine's new president have the last laugh?

Ukraine / 16 Jul

Ivanka Trump: "If she ever wanted to run for president", the current US president said, "I think she'd be very, very hard to beat."

The problem with Ivanka

Ivanka Trump / 27 Sep

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