Donnacha Ó Beacháin

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On RTÉ's PrimeTime I pointed out that the 28-point “peace plan” is nothing of the sort

Russia wins.
The U.S. profits.
Europe is undermined.
And Ukraine is carved up with no reliable security guarantees.

A surrender document dressed as diplomacy.

Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

Prof Donnacha Ó Beacháin

The world's leaders will gather this weekend in South Africa at the G20 summit.
Trump isn’t happy with host nation South Africa but DCU's Prof Donnacha Ó Beacháin @donnachadcu.bsky.social reckons his absence will be “damaging but not crippling”
Read in @thejournal.ie: launch.dcu.ie/4oNu4hz

She's obviously reading the right books 😉

Attempts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine Over the past 24 hours it's been reported that the United States and Russia have prepared a new framework peace plan. For an assessment on these developments, Professor of Politics at the School of L...

Leaked details of a US–Russia plan suggest Trump is seeking unilateral Ukrainian capitulation with no real security guarantees.

Europe wasn’t even consulted as its security architecture is rewritten over its head.

I'll discussed this Rachael English @news.rte.ie
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YouTube video by Roundtable Why are hundreds of Russian-speaking Latvians facing deportation?

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On TRT World I explained why language is political in Latvia

Soviet rule brought Russification, deportations and a major influx of Russians

By 1991, only half the population spoke Latvian

Now non-citizens who have not passed a Latvian language test face expulsion

In historic Lukiškės Prison, the Mayor of Vilnius tells us about the city's new defence plan that includes barriers to block roads and disrupt potential enemy advances, protection against drones, a network of shelters and evacuation plans.
#defendingdbaltics

Looking forward to today’s discussions at #DefendingBaltics in Vilnius

The Chiefs of Defence from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania set the tone in the opening session

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the question isn’t if the region is at risk, but whether Europe can react fast enough

In Vilnius to give a keynote address today at the “Not Only Putin: Russian Culture and Imperialism" conference.

A reminder that the imperial mindset long predates and outlasts any one leader.

Imperialism isn’t a glitch in the system - it is the system.

Heading to Lithuania to deliver a keynote address on Russian imperialism.

Organisers reassure us that “Belarusian balloon activity” has eased and Vilnius airport will hopefully not be closed again today.

A very 2025 travel advisory!

Will Russia back down from war after further EU and US sanctions? Moscow has denied that the latest round of sanctions by the EU and the new strict measures by Washington will have any effect on its economy or its war strategy, signalling that Russia will not back d...

Putin won’t back down now or seek real talks. Why would he?

Trump’s behaviour has emboldened him, the EU hasn’t filled the gap, and Russia’s allies - China, North Korea - sustain the war

Until Putin fears losing, he’ll keep fighting

My @euronews.com interview

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The Newspaper Panel Joining Brendan to talk through the Sunday newspapers are Lisa Chambers, Director of Public Affairs at Consello and former Fianna Fáil TD and Senator, Oisin Coghlan, Public Policy Advisor, Jennifer Br...

Reviewing the week on RTÉ's Brendan O'Connor we discussed Ireland's presidential election, Russia's war in Ukraine, Trump's hubris and the unstable ceasefire in Gaza.

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Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America

Delighted to take part today with @tanyalokot.bsky.social and Romania's Ambassador to Ireland in this PSAI roundtable devoted to my book on Russian Imperialism.

It traces how empire shaped the fate of Russia’s neighbours - from tsarist conquests to Soviet rule and today’s relentless aggression.

President Zelensky heads to the White House today | Newstalk Today trump will meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the white house as Zelensky...

A summit in Budapest would mark Putin's first visit to the EU since Russia's full-scale invasion

Along with the Netanyahu's visit in April, Hungary is less an oasis of peace as Orban describes than a haven for wanted war criminals

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I'll be speaking to Pat Kenny on Newstalk at 11
as Zelenskyy meets Trump in the White House today

Trump’s “very productive” call with Putin and newly announced meeting with the Russian leader in Budapest will cause alarm in Kyiv and the EU about yet another Trump pivot

Kathy Sheridan: Catherine Connolly should ask Jim Gavin what a smear campaign looks like Smear campaigns are not just media grilling, they are an old and deadly social poison

I'm quoted in @irishtimes.com re how Jack Lynch turned hurling and football medals into political capital.

Jim Gavin showed that not every champion can do the same.

Different games, very different rules.

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Ireland updates travel warning For US Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said that although the U.S. still has its lowest risk rating, "normal precautions", travelers "should be aware of potential for disruption from...

Shared some thoughts with @newsweek.com on Ireland’s new U.S. travel guidance

Irish travellers rarely make decisions based solely on official advisories - they read situations for themselves. Still, scenes of unrest in Chicago can influence perceptions and plans

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YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay Understanding Irish Foreign Policy | Ben Tonra

If you’re ever in the mood for a 40min survey of Irish foreign policy you might enjoy this: youtu.be/hv5ggSV2-vQ?... Me in conversation with Prof James Jer-Lindsay. Bring a salt shaker. 😆

12K views · 22 reactions | This week, Alan Morrissey's guest on In Profile is Donnacha O’Beacháin. Donnacha, who hails from Newmarket-On-Fergus, is a political scientist, media commentator, and unive... This week, Alan Morrissey's guest on In Profile is Donnacha O’Beacháin. Donnacha, who hails from Newmarket-On-Fergus, is a political scientist, media commentator, and university professor. He is...

A pleasure to join ClareFM’s "In Profile"

We covered everything from my early schooling to current research, hurling, music, early forays into the communist and post-communist world, working in the Caucasus and Central Asia and my fascination with cemeteries!

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Thirty years ago, we celebrated Eastern Europe’s democratisation

Now democracies are autocratising

The real threat isn’t only external. It’s the cancer of authoritarianism growing from within

Brussels, my love? Can a 'drone wall' stop Putin? In this edition, we discuss the EU proposal for a 'drone wall' of detection and interception systems & zoom in on the ongoing anti government protests in Serbia. #BrusselsMyLove

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On Euronews I highlighted that Ukraine isn’t just Europe’s shield - it’s also its teacher.

What Ukraine learns - and invents - today will shape how the EU and NATO deter Russia tomorrow.

Brussels, my love? Can a 'drone wall' stop Putin? In this edition, we discuss the EU proposal for a 'drone wall' of detection and interception systems & zoom in on the ongoing anti government protests in Serbia.

In this edition, we discuss the EU proposal for a 'drone wall' of detection and interception systems & zoom in on the ongoing anti government protests in Serbia.

#BrusselsMyLove

The short film, 'Why Wouldn't You?', created by the DCU Irish Refugee Integration Network (IRIN) and Sanctuary, has been selected for the 14th Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival, taking place October 3-5.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/42maAYe

Delighted to join host Méabh McMahon and fellow panelists Ilke Toygür and Matthew Robinson for the final episode of "Brussels, my love?", which will be broadcast on Euronews throughout this weekend

Russia, Ukraine, drone walls, European security, Serbia, MAGA, Sarkozy - we covered a lot of ground!

Agreed, Eoghan. Germany is enabling war crimes against Palestinians. Many Germans have drawn the wrong lesson from the Holocaust, thinking it obliges them to give unconditional support to Israel whereas the true lesson should be universal - to prevent genocide and protect the oppressed, everywhere.

EU hails Moldova's 'European' choice in election Donnacha O'Beacháin, Professor of Politics at the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University, discusses the significance of today's election results in Moldova.

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