I think there was a decent chance that doing more trade with China would have a positive effect on the country, and move it away from the worst excesses of an authoritarian dictatorship. The point at… (View Post)

Irish Presidential Election Latest poll has: Connolly (Independent Left) 38% Humphreys (Fine Gale) 20% Gavin (Fianna Fail; withdrawn, but still on the ballot paper) 5% Don't Know 18% Won't … (View Post)

We need to be able to close ourselves off to China, in a worst-case scenario. We need to do some work now so that we have that option in the future at a lower cost to ourselves in the future than if … (View Post)

I think primarily it is about mitigating risk. We found in 2022 that when we sanctioned Russia in response to their attempt to conquer the entirety of Ukraine, that we damaged ourselves with increase… (View Post)

I don't think it is unreasonable to suggest that China is less reliable, and more of a threat, than a US run by Trump, or a France run by Le Pen. I don't think it's useful to simply sa… (View Post)