Tag: Iran
Ireland and Iran: The Price of Pax Americana?
The most immediate impact of the war on Iran for Ireland is not ideological or diplomatic. It is economic. It is measured in the price of petrol, diesel, and home heating oil. As the conflict escalates, energy markets have responded...
After the Iran Energy Shock, Will Ireland Reconsider Green Absolutism?
Seven years on from the green-wave of 2019 that reshaped Irish energy policy the nation is staring down the (rather empty) barrel of a fuel crisis driven by turmoil in the Middle East. Over a week since Operation Midnight Hammer...
Dump the Shamrocks: Why the Taoiseach Should Boycott Trump
We write to formally call for a boycott of the annual Shamrock Ceremony, scheduled to take place later this month. For far too long, the Irish American community has been politically neglected — courted for votes through promises that are...
De Valera, Schrödinger, and Why Ireland Will Not Attract anti-Trump Scientists
Let's imagine, in one of Erwin Schrödinger's parallel universes, I was charged with providing the brain power for a Max Planck Institute based in an Ireland at peace with the world and with itself. No problem. I would charter a...
The Single Plausible Case for Intervention Against Iran
We have been at this point before almost two decades ago – an autocratic regime with significant human rights abuses has antagonised the global hegemon, rumours swirl of a WMD-program and a jingoistic media hypes itself into a frenzy. There...
Iran – not ISIS – Must be the West’s Priority in the Middle East
In late June the ancient Grand al-Nuri Mosque, an enormous 850 year old landmark in the center of Mosul, was blown to pieces by the Islamic State. The fiery demise of this priceless historical treasure did not come as a...