Ireland’s EU presidency puts its contradictions on display: Atlantic tax haven, digital gatekeeper, defence free‑rider – EUobserver
Since gaining independence a little over 100 years ago, and subsequently joining the EEC in 1973, the Irish…
False flags and a war of nerves. Russia is too weak to fight Nato militarily. But it can attack in other ways – EUobserver
On 31 August, 1939, Nazi SS officers disguised as Poles attacked the radio station in the then German…
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[Interview] Alexander Stubb: ‘Ukraine will not lose the war’ but Europe must build its own defence – EUobserver
First published in Respekt. Interview with the Finnish president, one of the most prominent European politicians. Mr President,…
Cyprus looks to EU joint-defence, amid Nato split on Iran – EUobserver
The Iran war has demonstrated to Cyprus that the EU was already an alternative defence union to Nato,…