The Blue Line in the Sand
On Sunday morning, an Indonesian peacekeeper was killed by a projectile that struck a United Nations position near the village of Adchit Al Qusayr, in …
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The Machine That Cannot Say No
The dominant AI safety conversation, the one consuming billions in research funding and generating thousands of column inches, is about containment. How do we keep …
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The Country That Can't Feed Itself
Ireland is one of the world's largest food exporters per capita. It also imports 83% of its fruit and vegetables, 95% of its apples, two-thirds …
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Is This Neutrality?
The 'rebooted' UK-Ireland defence agreement signed in Cork on 14 March 2026 updates a 2016 memorandum to cover subsea cable threats and cyber-attacks. It is …
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Persistent Maritime Monitoring for Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone
Ireland faces a critical maritime security gap. The Naval Service, operating at 65% of authorised strength, completed only 428 patrol days in 2024. This concept …
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