It’s not easy to build a stable political system after a war. But it’s even more difficult if women are left out of the equation.
Women and Post-Conflict Political Order
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Ireland
Judgment Day for Austerity in Irish Election
A coalition of leftists and independents may come out on top in the Irish election.
The War Over Blasphemy
Some countries are getting rid of outdated blasphemy laws, while others are ramping up persecutions.
Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage Will Resonate Globally
The U.S. Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage will bolster the work of human rights activists around the world. But it will also pose some challenges.
The Sunset of the “Celtic Tiger” Led to the Dawn of the “Horsewich”
The implosion of the Irish real estate bubble begat the Great Horsemeat Crisis.
Irish Try to Wriggle Free of Mother Merkel’s Hair Shirt of Debt
Saints will not preserve Ireland from an invasion of the austerity snakes: the Irish people will have to do that.
The Irish Elections and the Ghost of Padraic Pearse
Those in charge of the IMF and EU might do well to heed the words of the Irish poet and revolutionary.
60-Second Expert: Ireland
By embracing the wave of globalization sweeping the world in the 1990s, Ireland was able to nurture the fastest growing economy in Europe, dropping unemployment to 5% and raising per capita GDP to one of the highest in the world. But, as the recent collapse of the Irish economy demonstrates, this was not sustainable growth.
The Celtic Tiger Follows the Asian Tigers to Extinction
The financial collapse of Ireland, coming as the latest in a string of disasters, hardly shocks global public opinion. For people engaged in the development debate, however, it is resonant with meaning.
Ireland: The Great Famine 2.0
With both the potato famine and the current economic crisis, the devastation resulted from conscious policy choices by the powerful.