The Irish Times

China starts to feel the pain from its friendship with Russia

Beijing’s economy deeply exposed to market turmoil and sanctions unleashed by war in Ukraine

Thu Mar 10 2022 - 11:07

Putin the invader: How did he get to this point?

Soon the West will have to consider how the Russian president can be offered an off-ramp

Sat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00

Russian assault on Ukraine puts Ireland in high-level diplomatic arena at UN

UN Security Council role gives Ireland key place in ‘court of global public opinion’

Thu Feb 24 2022 - 07:26

World View: If this is war, Putin may already be winning

The threat of conflict has been enough to unsettle neighbours and win concessions

Sat Feb 05 2022 - 01:00

Russia expert says Putin does not have a history of bluffing

‘When people basically underestimate Putin or try to call the bluff he often makes good on it. We are in a very dangerous situation’

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 18:38

Desperately short of staff, the Taliban go recruiting in Pakistan

Militant group grapple with challenge of governance after exodus of skilled labour

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 13:47

Lane says price rises do not herald return of 1970s inflation

European Central Bank’s chief economist insists inflation rate is still too low over the medium term

Mon Nov 08 2021 - 18:23

Biden fights to salvage ambitious climate agenda ahead of Cop26

Kamala Harris tells lawmakers US ‘cannot afford to be patient’ in reducing carbon emissions

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 14:21

‘Forever wars’: Has Afghanistan changed Democratic minds on US military interventions?

Chaotic withdrawal has reopened debate on how far US foreign policy should extend

Mon Aug 23 2021 - 11:00

Joe Biden’s Everything Doctrine belies a radical shift

The ‘American First’ legacy lives on in ways the Biden White House might not like to admit

Sat May 01 2021 - 01:00

Abbas postpones Palestinian parliamentary elections, blaming Israel

Dispute about voting in East Jerusalam and split in Fatah delay first elections in 15 years

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 09:25

Taoiseach pushes back against calls in US for referendum on Irish unity

Martin stressed importance of reconciliation ahead of meeting Biden on Wednesday

Mon Mar 15 2021 - 17:31

Taoiseach and Biden to hold virtual meeting on St Patrick’s Day

Series of 78 country-specific ‘virtual receptions’ will be held, department says

Mon Mar 15 2021 - 00:01

Biden sets out stall for massive Covid-19 relief spend

President keen for bipartisan backing but prepared to press on with party support only

Fri Feb 05 2021 - 20:48

China imposes sanctions on Trump officials including Mike Pompeo

Move seen as a ‘settling of accounts’ with former White House administration

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 14:28

EU-China investment deal may antagonise Biden administration

Agreement could dash Biden’s hopes of putting co-ordinated pressure on Beijing

Wed Dec 30 2020 - 17:02

Brexit: Deal greeted with joy and foreboding around world

World reaction: ‘Becoming global free trader in 2016 like turning into communist in 1989’

Fri Dec 25 2020 - 11:52

What would a Biden victory mean for Ireland?

Washington DC think tank expects ‘super close’ ties between a Biden White House and Dublin

Wed Nov 04 2020 - 21:04

Baby boom or baby bust? How Covid-19 has affected pregnancy

The relaxed atmosphere of lockdown has led to a spike in pregnancies, says one hospital

Sat Oct 03 2020 - 06:00

Big questions for world’s central bankers at Jackson Hole summit

Any strategy review by central bankers must gear monetary policy towards a high-debt world

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 01:01

US to start pulling 12,000 troops out of Germany ‘in weeks’

Critics warn withdrawal could undermine strong symbol of Washington’s commitment to its European allies and embolden Russia

Wed Jul 29 2020 - 18:24

Coronavirus: Bubbles, capsules, masks – how schools are reopening around the world

Countries have adopted a range of strategies amid the pandemic to get students back into classrooms

Tue Jul 28 2020 - 11:36

Donald Trump ‘apoplectic’ in call with Boris Johnson over Huawei

US president expressed fury over UK decision to allow Chinese firm a role in 5G networks

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 10:14

Pilita Clark: Political life shows managers need a stable team

US presidential hopeful Bloomberg vows first 100 days in White House about building team

Mon Dec 23 2019 - 05:05

Former Trump adviser warns over Ukraine conspiracy theory

Impeachment inquiry hears Russia ‘systematically attacked’ US democracy

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 21:37

A US recession is coming (eventually). Here’s where you’ll see it first.

Economists don’t know when the decade-long expansion, now the longest in American history, will end. But here are the indicators they will be watching to figure it out.

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 15:25

Explainer: How serious is the US-UK ambassador row?

Some fear the diplomatic dispute over criticism of Trump could spiral out of control

Wed Jul 10 2019 - 11:51

Dutch government defends queen’s meeting with Saudi crown prince

Queen Maxima met Mohammed bin Salman at G20 without mentioning Khashoggi assassination

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 18:20

Encouraged to forget: Tiananmen Square 30 years on

Many died in China on June 4th, 1989. Collective amnesia engulfs the massacre

Tue Jun 04 2019 - 02:00

Bercow says MPs will have a say on no-deal Brexit

Speaker has great latitude in choosing which precedents to invoke and which to ignore

Tue May 28 2019 - 20:06

After ‘El Chapo’, Mexico faces a new phase in its neverending war on drugs

There are many challengers to the Sinaloa boss’s throne amid endemic corruption

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 01:00

Mexico’s real-life narco drama plays out in ‘El Chapo’ trial

Joaquín Guzmán case casts light on bribery, smuggling and competing drug king pins

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 05:02

Rust Belt states reinvent their abandoned industrial landscapes

US midwest is fighting back after years of economic decline and population flight

Sat Jan 05 2019 - 05:30

Saudi’s crown prince: A self-styled reformer who never admits mistakes

Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi has turned spotlight on Mohammed bin Salman

Wed Oct 17 2018 - 02:00