Interesting articles

Grassy Knoll

agree this FT article chimes with what is known here for some time, but as also has been said here, this is becoming an issue internationally, particularly at the EU level. The freeloading and fool’s paradise politics, as exemplified by our new President and her utterances, grate particularly where other countries are making hard choices and feel potentially they have significant security risks emerging to their East. This is known and understood at the highest levels in government and the negative strategic impact this will have on our ‘operating model’ as a country and the potentially isolating impact it will have on us at a policy level. What I would feel it is probably a good time to be entering the DF as a career given there will be sustained and increasing investment for some time to come. However, our capability will take some time to develop given the low starting base. Finally, it seems there may be the emergence of a deal of some sort in Ukraine in the next few months. this likely means Russia will continue to fester away to our East with the current regime meddling, creating trouble and threatening the sovereignty of us and our EU colleagues. The argument for a strong DF remains valid.

sparky42

Interestingly enough, this seems to be an FT article the likes of the IT doesn't want to republish, like they do with other articles, just yesterday on Nvidia's share price.

jonnybigwallet

Thank you o wise one.

Larbre34

The IT could well put it in the Weekend edition. As Mupper said, its a massive piece, it could take some shoehorning to republish and give it a profile.

But I doubt it will pass uncommented on in the Irish fourth estate.

sparky42

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124019734#Comment_124019734

Maybe they will, but taking a week to publish it seems a bit off, I mean outside of actual FT readers and those like us who would have seen it, how much attention has it actually got in Ireland? If it was such a sized article on our Finances or FDI balance or something, I'd bet it would already be getting some public notice/Government reaction. Instead, all quiet.