Conn Hallinan
LATEST ARTICLES BY Conn Hallinan
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World
Continued political instability challenges Spain’s left to unite
June 10, 2016A failure by the left to unite will open the door for Europe's resurgent far right, whose xenophobia and racism have gained ground all over the continent.
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World
As “Brexit” from the EU approaches, Europe’s left is divided
May 24, 2016On June 23, the European Union will be put to the test when Britain - its second-largest economy - votes on whether to stay in or bail out.
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World
Baiting the bear: NATO and Russia stumble toward new Cold War
May 3, 2016U.S. and European leaders say Russia is becoming more "aggressive" lately; with NATO troops on its border, Moscow sees things differently.
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Opinion
Capturing and punishing the bombers won’t end terrorism
March 30, 2016How we respond to that resistance is what we need to examine; if the response is force, we can hardly complain when we find ourselves the target of "asymmetrical violence" - terrorism.
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World
A terrible beauty: Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising
March 25, 2016It is a hundred years since some 750 men and women threw up barricades and seized strong points in downtown Dublin, to be joined by maybe a thousand more.
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World
Spain’s election stalemate continues; social democrats refuse compromise
March 9, 2016The effort by Pedro Sánchez to form a government brings to mind the story of the hunter who goes into the forest with one bullet in his rifle.
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World
Irish voters reject austerity, realign political system
March 8, 2016If one thing's clear after Ireland's recent election, it's that people no longer buy the myth that austerity is the path to economic salvation.
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World
Irish voters to grade austerity
February 23, 2016What looked like a smooth path to electoral victory for the Irish government has suddenly turned rocky.
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