Ireland

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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden at the Dublin airport on April 12.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden at the Dublin airport on April 12.

Ireland Is Trapped in Its American Dream

Dublin faces an economic train wreck due to its overreliance on a few U.S. companies.

People stand after the ceremonial raising of the Finnish national flag at NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 4.
People stand after the ceremonial raising of the Finnish national flag at NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 4.

Why Neutrality Is Obsolete in the 21st Century

As Finland joins NATO, a few European holdouts cling to nonalignment.

Pro-Union, anti-Brexit Irish Sea border posters are pictured close to Larne Port near Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Pro-Union, anti-Brexit Irish Sea border posters are pictured close to Larne Port near Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Sunak Pulls a Brexit Rabbit Out of His Hat

Northern Ireland’s thorny border problem may finally have an answer.

Members of the Irish navy.
Members of the Irish navy.

Ireland Is Europe’s Weakest Link

Dublin’s lack of an effective military could have a wider geopolitical fallout.

Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin arrives for the second day of a European Union summit in Brussels on March 25.
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin arrives for the second day of a European Union summit in Brussels on March 25.

Will Russia’s War End Irish Neutrality?

A key pillar of Dublin’s foreign policy may be another casualty of the conflict.

Then-Brexit negotiator David Frost leaves EU headquarters.
Then-Brexit negotiator David Frost leaves EU headquarters.

Renegotiation Isn’t Disaster in Northern Ireland

A new deal can be worked out that keeps peace and trade intact.

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney

Brexit Fallout Could ‘Collapse’ the Good Friday Agreement

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney warns about the ongoing border disputes, but he stresses that violence is unlikely.

Nationalists and Loyalists riot at the Peace Wall gates which divide the two communities on April 7 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Nationalists and Loyalists riot at the Peace Wall gates which divide the two communities on April 7 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

How Brexit Lit the Fuse in Northern Ireland

Loyalist fears that Boris Johnson is abandoning them have sparked a wave of violence that could endanger the Good Friday Agreement.

The Union Flag flies from the top of Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, home to the British Houses of Parliament, in London on Jan. 18.
The Union Flag flies from the top of Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, home to the British Houses of Parliament, in London on Jan. 18.

Brexit Is Probably the United Kingdom’s Death Knell

An English-led disaster has emboldened others to get out.

A giant painting of then-U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden in Ireland
A giant painting of then-U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden in Ireland
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leading U.S. politicians visit the border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leading U.S. politicians visit the border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Ireland Is on the Ballot in Pennsylvania

Threats to the Good Friday Agreement—and culture wars—make this a critical constituency in a swing state.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin walk in the gardens at Hillsborough Castle during Johnson’s visit to Belfast on Aug. 13.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin walk in the gardens at Hillsborough Castle during Johnson’s visit to Belfast on Aug. 13.

The Latest Brexit Crisis May Save Ireland’s Shaky Coalition Government

Brexit may be fatal for Dublin in the long term. But for now, it’s a boon to the country’s historic—and fragile—coalition.

A picture shows an Irish Republican Army (IRA) sniper warning sign overlooking the Bogside area of Derry in Northern Ireland on April 20, 2019.
A picture shows an Irish Republican Army (IRA) sniper warning sign overlooking the Bogside area of Derry in Northern Ireland on April 20, 2019.

As Brexit Talks Falter, the Risk of Violence in Ireland Is Still Alive

Despite a major crackdown, the uncertainty around the border won’t let militant republicanism go away.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson’s Plan to Get Brexit Done and ‘Hang the Consequences’

The United Kingdom is going back on the terms of its divorce with Europe, threatening any future trade deals and even the integrity of the U.K. itself.

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