Foreign Policy Priorities for The Next Government: Seven Perspectives 28/11/2024

On the eve of the Irish General Election, this edition of IIEA Insights brings together seven diplomats, scholars, and analysts to share their views on what the foreign policy priorities of the next government should be. Each speaker outlines one-three priorities over a five-minute period. Speakers include: Edward Burke, Assistant Professor in the History of War at University College Dublin Clifford Coonan, China Analyst, Reporter, Producer, and Editor with Deutsche Welle Bill Emmott, Former Editor of The Economist Mary Fitzgerald, Non-Resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington DC Declan Kelleher, Former Irish Ambassador to China and the EU Michael O’Sullivan, Author and Adviser on Intersection of Investment and Geopolitics Mary Whelen, Former Irish Permanent Representative to the UN and WHO