Full coverage: Diplomacy

RTÉ has appointed three new journalists to report on previously ignored global issues, the latest to receive backing from the Department of Foreign Affairs, and Green Party ministers have allocated funding to broadcasts about climate change. Personal experience shows the limits of this model.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney sees “a window of opportunity” this month in the resumption of talks with the UK government on the Northern Ireland Protocol. He was speaking at an event organised in association with The Currency to mark Tommie Gorman’s new book.

Tax and Brexit used to be at the top of the diplomatic agenda between Ireland and The Netherlands. Ambassador Adriaan Palm says environmental issues now take up most of his time, with Dutch companies targeting the new Irish offshore wind market.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has chosen confrontation over conciliation. As Covid-19 reshapes global supply chains, a more affirmative China offers both challenges and opportunities for Ireland, writes Ian Lahiffe in Beijing.

From taxing multinationals to strengthening business ties in the wake of Brexit and getting lost in the Irish legal system, France’s pointman in Ireland inaugurates our new series of interviews with ambassadors to Dublin: Diplomatically speaking.

Stuck between Trump’s lack of interest and China’s rising power, the relationship between Tokyo and Seoul is a fragile alliance in need of a steady hand.