Book Review Exporting Revolution 1920 The Polish/Soviet war in 1920 regularly gets a mention in books dealing with European and Soviet history. In the main it is dealt with briefly or as a footnote. This is a little surprising, given the dramatis personae involved in the War, including such major political figures as Pilsudski, Tukhachevsky, Stalin, Lenin, Trotsky, … Continue reading Exporting Revolution 1920
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The B&ICO, Part 2
The British and Irish Communist Organisation (Part 1 appeared in Irish Political Review, April 2026). In Part One of this article it was described how the Irish Communist Group was constructed in the course of discussions within a loose grouping of people drawn from a wide variety of sources on the initiative of Liam Daltun and Pat Murphy. Daltun … Continue reading The B&ICO, Part 2
ORGANISED LABOUR AUGUST 2026
ORG.LAB.AUG.26 ******************** The legislation allows eligible workers to choose to remain in employment beyond their contractual retirement age, where that age is below the State pension age of 66. RETIREMENT AGE RIGHTS—New retirement age rights for employees have come into effect. The legislation allows eligible workers to choose to remain in employment beyond their contractual … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR AUGUST 2026
The Yanks Arrive!
LABOUR COMMENT De Valera On Arrival Of United States Troops In The Six Counties (Irish Press, 28.1.1942) The Yanks Arrive! EVERYBODY knew…. that Ireland had twenty years ago been partitioned and the Six Counties being cut off from the rest of the country by an Act of the British Parliament, despite the expressed will of the … Continue reading The Yanks Arrive!
Hague Tribunal Rejects Ukraine’s Crimea Claims
The ruling marks a “convincing victory” in a decade-long maritime dispute, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said A Hague-based arbitration tribunal has rejected Ukrainian maritime claims against Russia, including attempts to challenge Moscow’s sovereignty over Crimea and surrounding waters. Ukraine launched the case in 2016 before the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the UN Convention … Continue reading Hague Tribunal Rejects Ukraine’s Crimea Claims
The Middle East Cauldron!
The Growing Israeli/Turkish Rivalry Might Soon Expand Into Jordan! Turkiye, Syria, and Jordan signed a trilateral MoU in early April on transport cooperation that followed their meeting more than half a year prior last September where they first committed to reviving the Hejaz Railway. This late-Ottoman project connected Istanbul with Medina and Mecca but collapsed … Continue reading The Middle East Cauldron!
The US Bombing Of Libya’s Water Supply!
It has been fifteen years since NATO bombed Libya’s Great Artificial River—a vast aquifer mega-project, built by Gaddafi to green the Sahara and parts of the Sahel by tapping into ancient underground fossil water. The Great Artificial River was a network of 4,000 kilometres of underground pipelines, designed to extract fossil water from the Sahara … Continue reading The US Bombing Of Libya’s Water Supply!
Two magazines, Irish Foreign Affairs and Church & State can be read in PDF form by clicking on the links top right.
Maritime Law And ‘The Freedom Of The Seas’ !
British Actions On 14th June 2026 Royal Marine Commandos commandeered a ship named Smyrtos that was sailing under the flag of Cameroon. The Ministry of Defence admitted that the ship was boarded in international waters as it was more than 12 nautical miles from the UK coast (see: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyek039l2vo ). Despite this, the MoD claimed that the operation … Continue reading Maritime Law And ‘The Freedom Of The Seas’ !
Round Three To Iran!
When the US President launched the War on Iran on 28th February 2026—after the Israeli Prime Minister triggered him into action—this is how he described his war objectives: "The United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests. … Continue reading Round Three To Iran!
