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Palestine & UN bid Palestine state?Arab spring

The US and the EU should support the Palestinian bid for UN membership
Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 25 August 2011
Palestinian reconciliation is an opportunity for peace
Bulletin article by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 June 2011
Can the Arab spring bring peace to the Middle East?
Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 21 April 2011

Why closing the Irish embassy in Tehran is a mistake

Opinion piece by Edward Burke
Politico, 24 April 2012

The recent furore over the closure of closure of the Irish Embassy to the Vatican drowned out any discussion over the withdrawal of other embassies, including that in Tehran last month. Almost unnoticed, Iran has been lumped in with Timor Leste as one of two other Irish diplomatic missions that is surplus to requirements.
A new political bargain in Afghanistan

Bulletin article by Edward Burke, 26 March 2012

Reports by official US agencies, such as the Government Accountability Office, make it crystal clear: the Afghan government is stealing money from the international community and from the Afghan people, on an alarming scale. US and European officials in Kabul are dismayed but seem paralysed: their response is to vow to ‘stay the course’.
The power balance in Afghanistan

Opinion piece by Edward Burke
The Times, 09 March 2012

Letter to the editor (The Times)Sir, You say that the situation in Afghanistan is "not chaos" [see leading article 8 March 2012]. This assertion does not ring true.
Le veto russe sur la Syrie n’est pas injustifié

Opinion piece by Edward Burke
Le Temps, 28 February 2012

Sans doute Moscou fait-il de la realpolitik en s’opposant à un projet de résolution du Conseil de sécurité exigeant le départ de Bachar el-Assad. Toutefois, la diplomatie russe a raison de penser qu’un tel texte serait intenable.
Russia is not completely wrong about Syria

Insight by Edward Burke, 17 February 2012

The Kremlin may be playing realpolitik and taking pride in blocking the West in Syria, but it has drawn attention to some weaknesses in Western diplomacy.
EU foreign policy must not become a casualty of the euro crisis

Opinion piece by Charles Grant
EU Observer, 16 December 2011

Dear EU leaders,

We are seriously concerned about the impact that the current eurozone debt crisis is having on the external relations of the Union.
The US and the EU should support the Palestinian bid for UN membership

Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 25 August 2011

The US and the EU should support the Palestinian request for UN recognition. If framed constructively, the Palestinian initiative can strengthen the prospects for peace.
Palestinian reconciliation is an opportunity for peace

Bulletin article by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 June 2011

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict risks deteriorating further amidst the upheaval in the Arab world and Palestinian efforts to gain recognition at the UN. But one glimmer of hope has emerged.

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