Now playing Next Ireland Euroviews. I’m not British. I was born Irish. It’s simply who I am and no court will tell me otherwise ǀ View The people of Northern Ireland remain British citizens even if they identify as Irish, according to a court ruling in the United Kingdom last month. It’s a startling decision that strikes at the foundations of Northern Ireland’s peace process and creates a divide between the two main communities. 04/11/2019
Now playing Next Ireland Euroviews. Brexit Britain's mistakes over Ireland will come back to haunt it in US-UK trade talks ǀ View Britain's miscalculations over Ireland in the Brexit process will come back to haunt it in the pro-Ireland halls of power in Washington. 01/11/2019
Now playing Next Bulgaria Euroviews. Racism at the heart of Bulgarian football is becoming a litmus test for the rule of law ǀ View The racism on display at the Bulgaria v England match is only part of a wider picture of intimidation and hooliganism in the country - and the rot goes straight to the upper echelons of power. 01/11/2019
Now playing Next Turkey Euroviews. “We can’t complain.” How Turkey is leading a crackdown at home as its tanks roll into Syria ǀ View The extent of the latest crackdown on civil liberties in Turkey, in the context of the military offensive, raises serious concern that authorities are now using war in northern Syria as a pretext to further crush dissent and inflict fear. 01/11/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Criminalised and chastised: the brutal reality of seeking asylum in the UK ǀ View With the majority of British people in favour of reducing immigration to the UK, and a government largely following punitive policies that lead to detention for ayslum seekers, is it any wonder that the UK is ranked as one of the worst countries for those looking for shelter. 01/11/2019
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting's anniversary shows what's needed to defeat white terrorism ǀ View The Pittsburgh terrorist’s statements make it clear he was driven by white genocide theory: The notion that white-majority nations in Europe, America and Australasia are being turned into white-minority states via immigration. 30/10/2019
Now playing Next Poland Euroviews. The day justice was finally served in Poland for vindicated anti-fascist campaigners ǀ View A judge has ruled in the favour of the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly after a group of women protesting fascism at an Independence Day march in Poland were beaten - and themselves charged instead of their attackers. 29/10/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Why the U.K. can't get its act together on Brexit ǀ View The Brexit saga, of which this week’s events are only the latest chapter, is at heart a story about the U.K.’s failure to understand its place in the modern world. 29/10/2019
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Trump is using ISIS leader's death to distract from his failures. Don't let him ǀ View Despite Trump’s grandstanding, and despite even this latest, legitimately positive news regarding Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the past few weeks have not been a collective success. Rather, they have been a boon for America’s adversaries and a catastrophe for its friends. 28/10/2019
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Big tech achieving “quantum supremacy” for the first time is bad news for our privacy ǀ View Google announced it reached “quantum supremacy," a technological achievement that has huge repercussions, not only for the company and its role in the world but for all of us individuals who want to maintain a semblance of the right to privacy. 28/10/2019
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Why stigma is still Europe's biggest barrier to preventing the spread and treatment of HIV ǀ View Whilst I agree that funding is certainly one of the main foundations needed to implement free access to the HIV-prevention drug, I would argue that this issue is very much engrained in societal attitudes towards gay and bisexual men, as well as broader government policies concerning LGBT rights. 25/10/2019
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. This unusual idea could finally fix Facebook's political fake news problem ǀ View The government can step in and force social media companies to set up some basic protocols to guard against the posting of campaign lies. This would be a whole new frontier for the government, and regulation of online speech is tricky to say the least. 25/10/2019
Now playing Next China Euroviews. Hong Kong protesters shouldn't pin hopes on outsiders to solve their impasse with Beijing ǀ View The decision by the US House of Representatives to pass legalisation tightening up the scrutiny of Hong Kong's autonomy from mainland China could mark a significant inflection point in the continuing impasse between the protestors there and the authorities in Beijing. 25/10/2019
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU should be leading this new era of FTAs, shaping new standards and spurring on growth ǀ View European consumers and businesses stand to benefit from Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). That is why the EU should seek to lead this new era by setting global standards for bilateral trade deals. 24/10/2019
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. The day Donald Trump stopped being the leader of the free world ǀ View In fact, the burdens America assumes by providing this global leadership generate a tremendous return on investment. Since the end of WWII, presidents right, left and center have understood that U.S. power and wealth can only be sustained by assuming great responsibility. 24/10/2019
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. The death knell is ringing for the UN. We can’t let this beacon of hope die without a fight ǀ View As the UN turns 74 this week, we can look back on its legacy and credit the organisation, and the system of multilateral cooperation built around it, with the avoidance of major wars. But do its recent failures spell the demise for the UN? 23/10/2019
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Mitt Romney's Trump criticism and House's Syria rebuke show growing cracks in the GOP ǀ View It’s long been an open secret in Washington that many of the career Republicans who fawn over President Donald Trump in public have nothing good to say about him in private. 22/10/2019
Now playing Next Ireland Euroviews. Brexit will determine Ireland's future as much as the U.K.'s ǀ View The compromise solution [...] is likely to further inflame tensions between the unionist community who want to remain part of Britain and the nationalist community who want more than ever to be part of a united Ireland. 21/10/2019
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU should help spirits tourism and rural communities thrive ǀ View Not only do small distillers generate local jobs and revenue, they are increasingly a huge draw for tourists looking to experience the unique craft and heritage of Europe’s spirit sector. 21/10/2019
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Trump's Nancy Pelosi 'meltdown' tweet was the perfect self-own. Here's why ǀ View Thanks to Donald Trump, American women have a fresh, iconic photo of Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the White House on Wednesday. There she is, the only woman at a table of two dozen men, standing up to object to what lawmakers confirm was Trump’s verbal abuse. 18/10/2019