Global Europe

In light of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the continued failure of the UN Security Council to call for a ceasefire may serve to undermine its credibility on fundamental human rights issues. It may also cast doubt over its ability to provide a long-term political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

This blog analyses the content and potential implications of the European Commission’s Trade Policy Review which aims to sets the direction and tone of a more open, sustainable and assertive EU trade policy in an increasingly competitive and uncertain world.

Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade

A webinar address on the EU’s trade policy and strategic ambitions in a post-COVID world with Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade.

Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, addresses the current challenges facing human rights protection globally and the role of the UN Security Council in this regard.

This blog seeks to provide a brief background to the origins of the conflict in Tigray and the dire humanitarian situation which has emerged as a result and argues that the UN Security Council has a unique role to play in creating the conditions necessary for peace, with Ireland well placed to play a leadership role in this regard.

The following explainer seeks to outline some of the most serious implications of climate change for security as well as examining the unique role that Ireland can play on climate and security during its two-year membership of the UNSC.

This blog provides an analysis of the importance of a free and pluralistic media in the context of the debate on upholding the rule of law within the European Union.

Margaritis Schinas, European Commission Vice-President for Promoting Our European Way of Life

In his address to the IIEA, Vice-President Schinas considers the significance of the extensive review of migration policy embodied in the New Pact on Migration and Asylum.

EU Review – The Week Ahead rounds up the main meetings, developments and events from around the European Union and Europe on a weekly basis.

Ireland and the UN Security Council – The Week Ahead brings you the key developments from the UN Security Council on a weekly basis. Each update provides an overview of developments at the Security Council, with a particular focus on Ireland, and looks ahead to the key meetings taking place over the coming week at the UN’s top table.

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Our role is to identify key European and international policy trends, which will inform the work of Ireland’s decision makers and business leaders, and enrich the public debate on Ireland’s role in the EU and on the global stage.