Eamon Dyas The Irish Times reported (6.7.26) that Ireland is leading European talks on strengthening maritime legal controls with a European Ocean Act. This idea could not claim to be a component of international maritime law without UN approval. Of course there is nothing to stop the EU embarking on such a course but the … Continue reading Proposed changes to EU Maritime Law
Irish Foreign Policy
Assassination: The Expediency Of War!
When President Trump, in his first term, killed Qasem Soleimani, a member of the administration of the Iranian state, he was indignant when the killing was described as an "assassination". But he did not say what the right name for it was. And we do not recall that any of the Governments in "the rules … Continue reading Assassination: The Expediency Of War!
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!
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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!
Ukraine’s Azov Battalion!
An abbreviated version of this letter, leaving out some Azov atrocities, appeared in the Irish News of 24th June 2026, Ed. Ukraine's Azov Battalion! [Letter in response to the Dan Peleschuk article in the Irish News (p2), Friday 19th June 2026] The glowing article of Dan Peleschuk, former Editor of New Atlanticist, in the Irish Newsof 19th June, lauds the resilience and endurance … Continue reading Ukraine’s Azov Battalion!
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 on the Law of the … Continue reading Hague Tribunal Rejects Ukraine’s Crimea claims!
Irish Political Review 