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For symbolic and propaganda reasons, Putin has a few weeks to turn things around in Ukraine, writes security analyst Tom Clonan.
Security analyst Tom Clonan writes about how the Russian forces have taken out their frustrations on the civilian population.
The security analyst looks at the past few days of activity and peace talks and what that tells us about the future.
However, the security analyst writes that the Russian military has been “mauled” on the approach to Kyiv.
The security analyst says a Russian invasion of Ukraine could mean the largest conventional ground offensive in Europe since World War II.
The security analyst says the stakes couldn’t be higher in the days before the US withdrawal.
The events of the next 48 – 72 hours in Afghanistan are being shaped in a highly fluid and febrile environment, security expert Tom Clonan writes.
Islamic State’s so-called ‘Caliphate’ took a beating last year, but the terror group has been revived from new bases in Africa, writes Tom Clonan.
Dr Tom Clonan met with the Defence Forces Chief of Staff today about a reconciliation process. ‘Unusually for Ireland, this whistleblowing story has a happy ending,’ he writes.
Security expert Tom Clonan outlines what could happen with Lisa Smith’s return to Ireland.
Events in Syria appear to represent a major setback for the US and a major victory for Syria’s President Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies, writes Tom Clonan.
A recent attempted mortar attack in Strabane has all the hallmarks of the past, writes Tom Clonan.
The daily life of a person with a disability is not aided by Irish society, writes Tom Clonan.
“While Smith was living with IS during 2016, 135 European citizens were slaughtered in 10 separate attacks that year,” security expert Tom Clonan writes.
Details of the accident at Garda headquarters emerged over the weekend.
Tom Clonan looks at the latest risk assessments around Europe.
Security expert Tom Clonan raises concerns about Ireland’s security and intelligence capacity and the strategic importance of our neutrality.
The emergency effort co-ordinated by the NECC was impressive, writes Tom Clonan, but there is still a learning curve in reaching out to all vulnerable people.
We need to radically transform the narrative around disability and equality, writes Tom Clonan.
It’s 10 years since Ireland signed the Convention. A decade on, the Republic stands as the only EU country which is yet to ratify it.
‘My tour of duty as an Irish peacekeeper was brutal, violent and profoundly shocking. It changed me. I never came back.’
In Manchester, in attacking an Ariana Grande concert, the deliberately chosen target was children, writes Tom Clonan.
“In the new reality, the ordinary police on duty, or Gardai, will be required to close down such attacks.”
The only response to this appalling breach of trust is for those in charge to consider their positions, writes Dr Tom Clonan.
The untimely death of the Sinn Féin politician has brought Ireland’s faltering peace process into sharp focus, writes Tom Clonan.
VX is a weapon of incredible cruelty and terror, writes security expert Tom Clonan.
Change is hard in big organisations – but the Catholic Church’s approach to the problems in Maynooth have been less than encouraging.
More little boys like Omran Daqneesh will be butchered while the global implications of force projection are discussed in Moscow and Washington, security expert Tom Clonan writes.
Security expert Tom Clonan writes from France, where he and his family were holidaying when Thursday night’s attack happened in Nice.
Security expert Tom Clonan writes that a referendum on Northern Ireland may lead to sectarian tensions in the six counties.
Security expert Tom Clonan writes that the government needs to do more to tackle the ongoing crisis.
The treatment of Sergeant Maurice McCabe shows us that the Ireland of 2016 remains a cold house for whistleblowers and truth-telling, writes security analyst Tom Clonan.
That seems like an extreme statement but Tom Clonan has taken a look at the evidence.
Ireland is the only EU country that relies on charity and philanthropy to provide essential services to our most seriously ill citizens, writes Tom Clonan.
One of my boys, Eoghan, suffers from a rare neuromuscular disease. He cannot walk. As a parent, I am becoming increasingly concerned for his future. What will happen to him when I die?
I’ve been in this job for 18 months and I can say with absolute certainty that if there was an overnight fix, I would have implemented it on day one, Leo Varadkar writes.
Dr Tom Clonan, a security analyst and former army captain, is running for the Seanad.
In his new book, Tom Clonan details the ups and downs of his tour of peacekeeping duty in Lebanon in the 1990s and how ‘Mary Robinson wears no knickers’ becomes a common greeting…
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