The European Network
‘The Russians’ – recreating an icon for Ukraine
An iconic ‘80s song by Sting has been given an epic makeover by Irish singer and musician Stella Bass, who is hoping to ...
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Putin’s paranoia
The Russian president wants to return to the table with world leaders and a rhetoric of the Cold War. His potentially peaceful attitude ...
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Women at War – and why nineteenth century soldiers all seemed to wear moustaches
Perceptions of women’s role in war tend to draw on film and television portrayals as nurses or other support staff, or as decoders ...
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A message from the European Network
To all our followers, readers, listeners, contributors and fans, we at The European Network wish you all Season Greetings, a very Happy Christmas ...
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2021: The Year of Lost Credibility
Or was that 2020? Sometimes it’s difficult to disentangle 2021 and 2020, the ‘Pandemic Years’, in the same way that 1939-1945 became conflated ...
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Feck off 2021
It’s been a strange year for Ireland in general. We’ve had to deal with the ongoing uncertainty of how to handle the pandemic ...
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2021: TWTYTW
Some ‘maturer’ readers in the UK may remember a satire show on television in the 1960s. That Was the Week That Was, often ...
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The great fossil fuel copout?
From 31 October until 12 November, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, will take place in Glasgow. The summit will bring parties ...
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The Economy Revisited
In April this year, as Europeans were being jabbed in the arm at a furious rate, emerging blinking in the post-confinement light, our ...
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A quest for exotic families – kindred adoption
Over 150 million children in the world are orphans. Many of them spend their childhoods in institutions. Drawing on a mix of traditional ...
