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
‘Sinn Féin Volunteers’ try to break up Galway recruitment drive1916/2016: a miscellanyMon Feb 29 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
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
Battle of Verdun begins; Terence MacSweeney fined for ‘cypher’ message1916/2016: A miscellanyMon Feb 22 2016 - 01:00
Antonin Scalia and the ‘meaning of Golf’US Supreme Court justice will be remembered for his bluntness, humour and his often vicious sarcasmSat Feb 20 2016 - 00:15
World View: Attempts to delay replacement of Antonin Scalia strike ironic noteHe sought to interpret the Constitution as it was understood at the time of its adoptionSat Feb 20 2016 - 00:14
Germany holds off on submarine order while a dispute in Dublin rages over 28 shillings1916/2016: a miscellanyThu Feb 18 2016 - 10:00
‘Irish Times’ editorial praises British aristocracy for sacrifices in first World War1916/2016: a miscellanyTue Feb 16 2016 - 01:00
Relationships between Washington and Berlin frayed by threat merchant vessels1916/2016: a MiscellanyMon Feb 15 2016 - 01:00
