As Trump heads home, Europe is left unsure of where it standsThe contrast between the US president’s embrace of the Saudis and Israelis and his attitude to Europe and Nato was strikingSun May 28 2017 - 12:13
EU Ombudsman welcomes promise of transparent BrexitEuropean Commission pledge at odds with Theresa May’s wish for cloak of secrecyWed May 24 2017 - 18:15
Western Front: from Messines to PasschendaeleFighting for the British Empire: the story of the Irish who lost their lives needs to be toldMon May 22 2017 - 15:37
Turkey’s referendum result more than Erdogan power grabWorld View: Trump pays homage to strongman autocratFri Apr 21 2017 - 16:38
State’s brand of neutrality has become obsoleteWorld View: Irish ‘neutrality’ is intensely ideological, a luxury and a bit of a mythSat Apr 08 2017 - 06:00
Why Putin is not celebrating the Russian revolution’s centenaryImpulses that drove 1917 insurgents might resonate today in deeply divided RussiaMon Mar 27 2017 - 00:40
World View: Martin McGuinness and the real nature of terrorismTerror is the weapon of those who believe they would lose, or are losing, a traditional military trial of strength – it’s the response of the weakSat Mar 25 2017 - 05:56
Ossetia to be latest focus of Russia’s uneasy relationship with EUPatrick Smyth: Breakaway Georgian enclave seeks to change name in pro-Russian moveSat Mar 11 2017 - 01:00
Rekindling spirit of EU founding text will not be easyUnion relaunch faces major challenges in countering Euroscepticism and nationalismSat Feb 25 2017 - 06:00
Libel Ireland series: Why we must reform defamation lawsDefamation law in Ireland is financially onerous, oppressive and unpredictableThu Feb 16 2017 - 01:00
Kenny’s Brexit speech begins to fill in the blanksAnalysis: Taoiseach reminds the UK the State will be on EU’s side of the table in exit talksWed Feb 15 2017 - 16:26
Why Trump needs to hit the brakes on his trade plansDonald Trump’s protectionism is not just economically illiterate, it is dangerousSat Jan 28 2017 - 01:00
Cyprus, reunification and a lot of maybesMost of the remaining points of difference are not of principle but degreeSat Jan 14 2017 - 01:02
World View: Is Israel really prepared to accept isolation?Donald Trump will be the only major global leader to back pro-settler policiesSat Dec 31 2016 - 01:00
World View: Gambia’s dictator has second thoughtsJammeh refuses to step down, but his departure is a necessity for the countrySat Dec 17 2016 - 01:00
Donald Trump should be wary of ‘let them take the boat’ approach to abortionLeaving individual states to decide on reproductive rights could be legally problematicSat Dec 03 2016 - 07:00
Fake news in US election becomes bad press for FacebookWorld View: Social media giant faces questions over accountability as editor of feedsSat Nov 19 2016 - 09:22
Three more US states vote to legalise marijuana useNebraska reverses opposition to death penalty in referendums on 150 issues in statesWed Nov 09 2016 - 19:06
Republicans retain control of Senate and House of RepresentativesParty now able to fill vacancy on supreme court vacant since death of Antonin ScaliaWed Nov 09 2016 - 15:00
World View: Ireland is right to lead way against nuclear weaponsSome say a global ban is ineffective without full support, but a vital step has been takenSat Nov 05 2016 - 01:00
World View: EU can adapt to complexities of British exitA variegated Brexit in which regions retain closer ties to EU should not be problematicSat Oct 22 2016 - 01:00
World View: Back to the drawing board in ColombiaMost Colombians want peace but many could not bring themselves to vote for itSat Oct 08 2016 - 01:00
World View: Philippines president’s ‘war on drugs’ unleashes wave of killingsNew leader Rodrigo Duterte has made good on his election campaign promisesSat Aug 27 2016 - 01:10
Failed Turkish coup provides Erdogan with a pedestal‘The official coup narrative has fed off Turkey’s relish for conspiracy theories’Sat Aug 13 2016 - 11:37
World View: The ghost of Richard Nixon invoked by the Trump campaignWhat started as an occasional borrowing of Nixonian phrases by Trump voters has turned into a brazen homageSat Jul 30 2016 - 00:44
World View: Brexiteers split three ways on what happens nextDiffering perspectives on the economy and role of markets are broadly irreconcilableSat Jul 02 2016 - 01:00
World View: Why Saudi Arabia should be under greater scrutinyRelationship between Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia descends to new lowSat Jun 04 2016 - 01:00
Unmarked anniversaries cast shadow over China and Middle EastWorld View: Cultural Revolution and Sykes-Picot pact retain a grip on the presentSat May 21 2016 - 01:00
The Somme: never were so many sacrificed for so littleThe battle of the Somme was a new kind of battle, in a new kind of war, and overall it would claim some 1,000,000 casualtiesWed May 18 2016 - 00:00
World View: German paper outlines vision for EU defence unionDocument’s untimely leak plays into Brexiters fears of EU subsuming Nato roleSat May 07 2016 - 01:00
World View: North Korea missile test brings China and S Korea closerChina and South Korea have an interest in short-term stability in North KoreaSat Apr 23 2016 - 19:23
World View: Donald Trump uses social media to toxic effectThe US election has been defined by how candidates communicate with votersSat Apr 02 2016 - 01:00
1916 diary: Tercentenary of Shakespeare’s death as man fined for fishing with two rods"If in 1916 Shakespeare would “spell bankruptcy” in a British capital, while Mr Charles Chaplin earns £130,000 a year, we must, for very shame, cease to sneer at Germany’s title to the possession of Shakespeare"Wed Mar 23 2016 - 01:00
1916/2016 diary: comparing events 100 years ago with todayA tourist bought a boat ticket to New York in 1916 without realising she needed a passportTue Mar 22 2016 - 01:00
World View: Barack Obama’s choice puts ball in Republican courtThe nomination of moderate Merrick Garland for Supreme Court is a shrewd moveSat Mar 19 2016 - 01:00
Gen Douglas Haig tells Commons of British army’s ‘splendid purpose’1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Mar 15 2016 - 10:15
1916 Diary - March 14th: Police report that "Dublin extremists" are on the moveOther reports that day include that "the Austrians had dropped here and there a quantity of sweets, some wrapped in red and blue paper. The news was soon spread that they were poisoned"Mon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
Cork St Patrick’s Day Committee rejects offer from military authorities to send 6,000 troops to its parade1916/2016 – a miscellanyWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
Jostling for their place in the rise to rebellionIrish Republican Brotherhood militants were a diehard lot motivated by heroic failure and blood sacrificeWed Mar 09 2016 - 00:00
Recruitment meeting disrupted and drunkenness in Athlone1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Mar 08 2016 - 01:00
1916 Diary: posting shamrock early to the forces in France1916/2016 A miscellanyMon Mar 07 2016 - 01:00
World View: Donald Trump poses serious threat to press and free speechRepublican frontrunner has made it clear he will curb media freedom if electedSat Mar 05 2016 - 01:00
1916 Diary: ‘Irish Times’ letter writers worry about ‘motor lorries’ and daughters working1916/2016: A miscellanyWed Mar 02 2016 - 01:00
A ship is sunk, debate over work for interned Germans, and a very valuable cow1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
Unity on left still pipe dream despite strong election showingFractious and divided, alphabet soup of left-wing parties is unlikely to disappear soonMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
‘Sinn Féin Volunteers’ try to break up Galway recruitment drive1916/2016: a miscellanyMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
Why it pays to vote all the way down the ballot paperPatrick Smyth on how our STV system works. This article was first published in 2016Fri Feb 26 2016 - 09:15
Lessons in humility, a pianist in military hands and a bus tour goes beyond barricades1916/2016: A miscellanyWed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
