Brexit and Northern Ireland: A role for the US?
Mary C. Murphy (University College Cork) Since the early days of the Troubles, the US has maintained a keen interest in Northern Ireland affairs and US soft power arguably played…
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Brexit and the EU’s relations with other European countries
Patrick Bijsmans (Maastricht University) If there is one thing that has become clear during the long years of Brexit negotiations between the EU and the UK, it is that the…
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The UK-Australia trade deal contains the most eagerly awaited SPS chapter of recent times
Niall Moran (Middlesex University) On June 15, a UK-Australia trade deal was announced two days short of the first anniversary of the launch of negotiations. While the texts of the…
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Over-optimistic and over-sold: The UK ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) system
Tim J Wilson (Northumbria University) When a UK minister announces plans for a ‘world-leading’ UK digitally enabled service, most of us remember Prime Minister Johnson’s ‘world-beating’ track and trace App…
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Director Federico Fabbrini speaks at the European Parliament’s LIBE Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group
On Thursday 3 June 2021, 17:00 – 18:30, Federico Fabbrini, Professor of European Law at the School of Law & Government of Dublin City University (DCU) and Founding Director of…
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Coordinated economic sanctions against Belarus? EU foreign policy in action against the Lukashenka regime
Viktor Szép (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) On 23 May, Belarus diverted a Ryanair aircraft passing over its territory flying between Greece and Lithuania in order to arrest journalist Raman Pratasevich.…
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Scotland and Europe after the Elections
Kirsty Hughes (Scottish Centre on European Relations) The Scottish elections resulted in a fifteen seat majority for the Scottish National Party and Scottish Greens – with both parties committed to…
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The Scottish Election. Does it decide anything?
Michael Keating (University of Aberdeen) The results of the Scottish election confirm that Scotland remains divided down the middle on the question of independence. While the Scottish National Party fell…
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Stability and Turbulence in Scottish Politics: Little Change after Holyrood Elections
James Mitchell (University of Edinburgh) Scottish politics manages to be simultaneously stable and turbulent. Last week saw little change after the Holyrood elections. Pro-independence parties gained ground with three more…
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The Scottish Parliamentary Elections and the Referendum Issue
Stephen Tierney (Edinburgh Law School) Although the Scottish National Party emerged as the largest party in the Scottish parliamentary elections held on 6 May, it has fallen short of an…
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