Ireland's defence is cyber, and the politics needs to catch up
Three quarters of Northern Hemisphere subsea cables pass through or near Irish waters. The Defence Forces have just signed a €60 million Thales sonar contract …
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The post-American defence bloc that has no name
A defence bloc has been built in stages since June 2025: the Canada-EU Security and Defence Partnership, the SAFE accession, Macron's forward deterrence with eight …
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This Is Not Normal
You already know something is wrong. You've known for a while. The news cycle confirms it daily: climate collapse accelerating past every guardrail, genocide broadcast …
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The Fab and the Island
For two decades, the strategic conversation about Taiwan has been organised around the wrong question. The wrong question is whether China will invade Taiwan, and …
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It Is Too Much
It is too much. That is the first thing to say, and most of the writing about the present moment will not say it, because …
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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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