That’s not western propaganda – it’s just what is obvious to anybody with a brain.
Pharmacies across Europe have run out of iodine tablets as people panic-buy in anticipation of a potential nuclear conflict. The development comes as fears grow that the conflict in Ukraine could escalate to a hot war between nuclear-armed Russia and NATO. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the heavy Western sanctions leveled against his […]
It is hard to see any case, at this stage, other than that this whole thing has been a monumental strategic disaster for the Russians, from start to finish
The resignation of UCD Professor Ben Tonra from a role in UCD over the university’s less than emphatic language in condemning the Russian invasion in Ukraine highlights a growing problem with the world’s ability to discourse. His resignation was prompted by a UCD statement on Twitter: “University College Dublin joins the Irish Government and wider […]
The alternative to a negotiated settlement of this war is not pretty.
Media platforms and social media users have been warned to watch out for footage being shared on social media which purport to be from Ukraine but are in fact old or doctored images. As the situation in Ukraine continues to escalate, news platforms rush to post visual images because they drive more traffic than anything else. That can lead […]
The west is not just imposing sanctions: It is waging a full scale hot economic war on Russia.
The west is polarised and divided internally, because there is no longer any agreed set of universal values.
The idea that the west has some moral duty to abandon millions of people to Russian overlordship and bullying just to keep the Russians happy is absurdist.
The traditional case for Irish neutrality is very strong, but it is also based on an anachronism:
100-150 more Afghani refugees coming to Ireland.
A senior Estonian scientist employed by NATO has been convicted of conducting intelligence activities on behalf of the Chinese military.