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Weaponising history for domestic political agendas - The case of the Western Balkans
The following piece is written by Ambassador Erwan Fouéré - Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Over the...
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Feb 2, 20239 min read
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Italy, Monti and Draghi: the case for skilled individual negotiators as catalysts for EU influence?
Marianna Lovato, University College Dublin Much like its men’s national football team – who won the 2020 European Championship only to be...
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Jul 11, 20226 min read
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Presidential debates and the evolution of French politics
By Dr Dónal Hassett, University College Cork With the field narrowed to two candidates, incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and...
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Apr 12, 20226 min read
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Now is the time to put Wales on the constitutional front foot
Professor Laura McAllister is a Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre...
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Mar 28, 20224 min read
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Sovereignty and Brexit: Irish pragmatism or UK obsoletism?
Mr Pól Ó Duibhir, a retired Principal Officer in the Department of Finance, had ongoing involvement with both EU and Northern Ireland...
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Feb 10, 20225 min read
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Europe against Europe: making sense of the intensity and diversity of European economic cooperation
By Prof Laurent Warlouzet, Sorbonne University Europe contre Europe (“Europe against Europe”) aims to make sense of the intensity and...
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Jan 30, 20225 min read
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The Serbian Mine Protests: Good for the Goose, but What About the Gander?
by Jelena Radaković, University College Dublin Last week saw large protests in Belgrade and other cities and towns across Serbia....
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Dec 17, 20215 min read
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What's happening in Wales, and why it matters in Ireland
Jonathan Evershed, University College Dublin On Monday 23 November, after months of negotiations following the Senedd (Welsh Parliament)...
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Nov 26, 20214 min read
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What is happening in Germany?
Dagmar Schiek, University College Cork What is happening in Germany after the elections? Where will the new government lead the country,...
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Nov 2, 20214 min read
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Relationships on these islands: the European Union peacebuilding experience
Giada Lagana, Cardiff University Anna Tulin-Brett, NUI Galway Darren Litter, Queen's University Belfast The post Second World War context...
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Aug 17, 20214 min read
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Support for the European Union in Ireland remains high, but there’s no room for complacency
Kathryn Simpson, Manchester Metropolitan University On Wednesday 21st April 2021, European Movement Ireland (EMI) launched their annual...
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Apr 26, 20216 min read
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Orbán’s Hungary: Illiberal Democracy and the EU
Robert Sata, Central European University Hungary has acquired international notoriety over recent years for leading the wave of...
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Feb 9, 20214 min read
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The three paradoxes of the EU’s peacebuilding strategy in Cyprus
Pierre Le Mouel, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne Following the failure of the 2004 United Nations (UN) led referendum, the entry of...
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Jan 26, 20216 min read
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Trump, Biden, Europe: Red America, Blue America and the Transatlantic Relationship
Andrew Cottey, University College Cork Barring the hopefully unlikely scenarios of an anti-democratic coup by Donald Trump or a...
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Nov 17, 20205 min read
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Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives
Giada Lagana, Cardiff University Over the past twenty years, Northern Ireland has achieved significant improvements in the economic life...
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Oct 27, 20204 min read
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The Art of Managing Brexit
Chris Clarke, The Glucksman As art museums and spaces across Ireland deal with the impact of COVID -19, it’s easy to forget about Brexit....
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Sep 29, 20203 min read
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Making Commissioners Accountable
Gavin Barrett, University College Dublin The ongoing controversy over EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan’s involvement in the ‘Golfgate’...
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Aug 25, 20204 min read
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Shared Island: the legacy of John Hume
Etain Tannam, Trinity College Dublin ‘The Border is not a line on the map. It is a mental border built on fear, prejudice and...
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Aug 5, 20204 min read
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How the EU might become a divisive issue for Ireland's next government
Mary C. Murphy, University College Cork Ireland’s 2020 general election was fought and won on a promise of change. Although domestic...
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Apr 21, 20204 min read
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Brexit, the Irish Border and Coronavirus
Jonathan Evershed, University College Cork As I write this, working from home at the tail end of a period of ‘self-isolation’, the Brexit...
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Mar 19, 20204 min read
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