Business + Politics
2021 Politics Roundup: The biggest stories in US politics
2021 was a mesmerising and consequential year in US politics. Business & Politics editor Sean Creagh sums up the biggest stories
US Foreign Policy Shift Cuts Out EU Perspective
Charlotte Waldron takes a look at the US-EU relationship and how recent shifts in US foreign policy could impact the EU’s global standing.
Inside COP26: USI’s Caoimhe O’Carroll Heads to Glasgow
USI’s Caoimhe O’Carroll shares insights as she prepares to join world leaders, activists, and more at the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
Berlin Housing Referendum: How Did it Happen and What’s Next?
A non-binding referendum on housing policy in Berlin signals a shift in public sentiment away from market-based solutions to market-created problems
Questions on housing: What does art have to do with housing and cities?
As we analyse the Government’s recent plan to address the housing crisis, this three part series aims to consider what questions are worth asking ourselves surrounding housing, and why.
Questions on housing: Could we be the “architects” of affordable housing?
As we analyse the Government’s recent plan to address the housing crisis, this three part series aims to consider what questions are worth asking ourselves surrounding housing, and why.
Questions on housing: What does housing mean to us?
As we analyse the Government’s recent plan to address the housing crisis, this three part series aims to consider what questions are worth asking ourselves surrounding housing, and why.
Hong Kong protester convicted in first trial under harsh security law
On the 30th of June 2020 Chinese legislators unanimously passed a new national security law which asserts jurisdiction over those who are not residents of Hong Kong and those who had never set foot within its borders.
Irish housing: homes for people not for profit
The legacy seems to remain of a land that does not provide viable opportunity or quality of tenure to its people, and so watches them set sail for countries happy to welcome the hard-working Irish with open arms.
Ethiopia’s forgotten war
More than two million people have fled the region, and there have been at least 10,000 reported deaths with tens of thousands of people are currently seeking refuge in the neighbouring country of Sudan. However, as communications have been almost entirely cut in the region, it is impossible to calculate exact numbers.