A scramble for power in West Africa kicked off 24 hours of gunbattles, betrayal, kidnapping and superstition, writes Michael M. Phillips, The Wall Street Journal.
As oil and gas markets react to escalating tensions, the key question for Ireland is whether higher energy prices will trigger another inflation shock – or remain contained.
Reliance on US multinationals, risky energy supply, and low defence spending are all symptoms of insufficient adptation to the new world order among Irish political leaders.
The Irish firm was acquired by controversial US defence tech company Anduril this year, which has rebranded the company’s communications gear and brought it deeper into the fold.
With over 1,000 employees, the security company is preparing to file overdue accounts with new directors and auditors. The company has provided partial answers to questions on this process.
The new Garda commissioner overcame a gruelling recruitment process and a costly pension glitch. This is nothing in comparison to the task ahead.
The case of Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney is the first known instance of the controversial technology being used against journalists in the UK and Ireland.
The British inquiry into the atrocity concludes its initial series of commemorative hearings this Wednesday. Despite the Irish Government’s assurances of support for the process, the dynamic of the Good Friday Agreement at the time means it will fall a long way short.
The last Cold War ended in 1990. Ireland no longer is the irrelevant backwater it was then. Greater focus and resources on defending the State, its people and its economy should reflect its new dangerous environment.
Gardaí and Gsoc have sizeable contracts with Cellebrite, a company with links to Israel’s security forces.
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