The history of Ireland has been about emerging from the shadow of England. That has been the objective right up until the present time. Irish nationalism was never isolationist. Roger Casement believed that the dominance of Britain prevented Ireland from connecting with Continental Europe. The seminal event in our recent history was the 1916 Rising, … Continue reading Ireland And The World—Editorial
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Currency Making After World War 2
An Italian Prime Minister at the Versailles Conference at the end of the Great War of 1914-18 was shocked to find that the British believed their own war propaganda and were therefore incapable of making a peace settlement based on fact. The Versailles Settlement was a punitive arrangement, based on a morality generated by wishful … Continue reading Currency Making After World War 2
Letters to the Editor
Axis Of Peace? It is probable that Russia, China and Iran are engaged in an informal alliance against the West. It is not formal and it only acts defensively but each has its own role in diminishing US hegemony - Russia/military, China/economy, Iran/strategic. There is a consciousness of this and Iran was undoubtedly helped in … Continue reading Letters to the Editor
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’ !
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!
The End Of The Empire?
There are two views about the Trump Presidency. The majority view appears to be that Trump is deranged, erratic and irrational. A minority view is that there is a coherence about the State’s policy. However, the two views are not incompatible. Trump is erratic, but the State is coherent. In his Presidential campaign he advocated … Continue reading The End Of The Empire?
Pie In The Sky: EU Ambitions In Armenia And Ukraine
The Guardian reported on May 4th that: “The EU is sending a team of experts specialised in combating Russian propaganda and interference to Armenia, as it increases its support to the former Soviet republic in a tense political period. In a highly symbolic sequence of events, EU leaders will hold their first summit with Armenia, after … Continue reading Pie In The Sky: EU Ambitions In Armenia And Ukraine
Is The EU fit for purpose?
“Why a Club of six is both Europe’s best hope and its greatest risk” was the title of an article in Social Europe, the Social Democratic pro-EU Think Tank: its content should be required reading for all concerned with the Irish Presidency of the EU later this year. It outlines the central problem in the EU, which it calls “The deadlock in the … Continue reading Is The EU fit for purpose?
The B&ICO !
It seems that an account of the B&ICO should be given, and that I will have to give it. I was not in any sense a founder of it, but I was around at the time and I knew its founders, Pat Murphy and Liam Daltun; Gerry Golden might be named as a third (all … Continue reading The B&ICO !
Ireland, Poland and all humanity need peace not war
The Polish and Irish people have suffered too much historically, due to wars and occupation. Poland’s central European location makes its borders difficult to defend. Ireland’s isolated Atlantic ‘island behind an island’ location left it vulnerable to abusive British imperialism. Poland and Ireland achieved independence after World War I. While Ireland avoided the devastation of … Continue reading Ireland, Poland and all humanity need peace not war
