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The Public Sector

July 6, 2023

International security, Nato, EU, Ireland- a pragmatic response ...

I watched most of the sessions of the recent Consultative Forum on International Security Policy. It was better than I...

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The Public Sector

September 29, 2020

Liberal Democracy and Identity Politics

What form of life can bring off the following feat? Start with a multitude that does not know what it wants but that is suffering...

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The Public Sector

November 30, 2019

Lessons from Brexit

Introduction We are worried. Brexit, Trump, Populism shake our faith. Can we continue to believe that the path ahead leads ever...

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Political Culture

March 16, 2016

The Lost World of 1916. Charles Peguy: Mystique & Politique

Introduction Am I alone in my disappointment at how the centenary of 1916 is going? Certainly there is much to admire. The story...

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Review

July 15, 2015

European Culture, Secularism, Modernity. A Note on Remi Brague

Introduction The 1960s were a turning point in Ireland and elsewhere. We live with the legacy. It is looking pretty tatty. The...

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