Comment & Analysis
Contribution
Mastering a Second Language
Ann-Kathrin Viktoria Brämer on Everything They Don’t Teach You in English Class
Op-Ed
US Capture of Venezuelan President: Uncertain Motivations, Uncertain Future for the Country
In the wake of Trump’s unprecedented escalatory step, the future for Venezuelan people remains up in the air.
Analysis
Tá Enoch Burke ar ais sa Phriosún – Cad a Tharla an Uair Seo?
Pléann Joseph Loscher cás agus conspóid Enoch Burke sa lá inniu ann
Contribution
The Occupied Territories Bill: Morality at a Crossroads
Ireland has repeatedly promised to act on Palestine—but the Occupied Territories Bill remains stalled. Ireland faces a choice between principle and political convenience.
Analysis
Conflict of Interest as Cultural Norm
How the Yates scandal exposes structural problems in the Irish media.
Contribution
Decriminalisation: The Solution to Ireland’s Drug Crisis?
Could decriminalisation be the solution so urgently needed?
Analysis
COP30 in the Amazon: Climate Justice Summit or Greenwashed Roadshow?
In Belém, Brazil, when the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP) opened on 10 November 2025 in the heart of the Amazon, many saw it as an opportunity to put indigenous peoples, tropical forests and climate justice back at the centre of global governance. Ten days later, the final agreement raised more questions than enthusiasm.
Analysis
The High Cost of Ireland’s Broken Immigration System: Neglected Communities and a Far-Right Surge
Although efforts at reform have begun, the far-right have already been able to capitalise on years of political neglect.
Analysis
Sudan’s War, the UAE’s Shadow, and the Question of Genocide
As survivors recount executions and rape in Darfur’s last fallen city, scrutiny turns to the foreign powers accused of fuelling Sudan’s war crimes.
Analysis
What is the Gaza “International Stabilization Force” and why did the UNSC Just Vote for It?
On Monday, November 17th, the UNSC voted in favour of a US-backed plan for a coalition of Muslim majority countries to occupy the Gaza Strip to disarm Hamas and its allies under the control of Tony Blair’s “Board of Peace”.