What do Ukrainians think of Ireland's Aughinish Alumina controversy? One of the topics discussed in my latest podcast interview with Professor Donnacha Ó Beacháin @donnachadcu.bsky.social Listen at the links in the repl👇
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While at the @macgillschool.bsky.social I sat down with @pwneilo.bsky.social I’d just returned from Ukraine and we discussed life on the ground there, Ukraine’s drone war, the Russia-China relationship, sanctions, the Aughinish alumina controversy and much more podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
Ukraine at War - Donnacha Ó Beacháin on Russia, Drones & Aughinish
Podcast Episode · Perspectives with Neilo: Because Freedom and Democracy are worth Defending · August 4 · 42m
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This is a must read article that details the CCP's increasing transnational repression against Taiwanese people and those who support freedom and democracy. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6413140
Taiwan exposes China’s transnational repression | Taiwan News | Aug. 2, 2026 12:39
Attacks on Beijing’s critics show how intimidation campaigns are spreading beyond China’s borders | Aug. 2, 2026 12:39
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@siliconrepublic.bsky.social This strikes me as the kind of initiative where EU states 🇪🇺 who have strong existing partnerships with Taiwan will benefit. EU launches AI Gigafactories call to boost Europe's computing capacity share.google/7vGnaNOqr3O8...
EU launches AI Gigafactories call to boost Europe\'s computing capacity and unlock more than €30 billion in investment
The EU today launched a call for tenders to establish up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe, as part of its latest major push to accelerate Europe\'s technological sovereignty and ambition of bec...
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@siliconrepublic.bsky.social This strikes me as the kind of initiative where EU states 🇪🇺 who have strong existing partnerships with Taiwan will benefit. EU launches AI Gigafactories call to boost Europe's computing capacity share.google/7vGnaNOqr3O8...
EU launches AI Gigafactories call to boost Europe\'s computing capacity and unlock more than €30 billion in investment
The EU today launched a call for tenders to establish up to seven AI Gigafactories across Europe, as part of its latest major push to accelerate Europe\'s technological sovereignty and ambition of bec...
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Taiwan’s Narwhal submarine resumes sea trials ahead of Navy handover 16:30 Submarine undergoes endurance, underwater testing as delivery expected later this year https://taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/6410488 #news #taiwan
Taiwan’s Narwhal submarine resumes sea trials ahead of Navy handover | Taiwan News | Jul. 29, 2026 16:30
Submarine undergoes endurance, underwater testing as delivery expected later this year | Jul. 29, 2026 16:30
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China’s illegal deep-sea fishing industry wrecks maritime ecosystems and keeps coerced labor trapped on the high seas. Opinion | How China’s illegal fishing fleet evades justice - The Washington Post share.google/4ZKkFfQOpkE7...
Opinion | How China’s illegal fishing fleet evades justice
The White House has not spent money appropriated by Congress for technology needed to track support vessels.
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Quite sad that Human Rights are so politized at the UN. share.google/zqd4srkIJePS...
US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks
The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights.
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Because the CCP insists on approving all senior church appointments. share.google/aVYVXWthKtgi...
Vatican, Beijing agree on new China bishop as ordination fills 20-year vacancy
Appointment of Roman Catholic prelate in Inner Mongolia highlights uneasy yet continuing diplomatic engagement on sensitive issue.
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To hear more about the background to China's latest greyzone tactics, check out this recent podcast episode ▶️ #Taiwan #podcast #blockade Apple apple.co/4ayKzsO Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/11PS... SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/mWp7qMxQbIjk...
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Speculation that the forthcoming report will find that Aughinish is not breaching EU sanctions. Still the fact remains that Rusal is a Russian company and who's to say how its profits are being appropriated ? www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
Aughinish Alumina is not breaching EU sanctions, inquiry finds
The Limerick refinery’s independent auditors conclude that Europe’s largest alumina plant is not fuelling Moscow’s war effort
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"For years, discussions on Taiwan have revolved around whether China would invade, blockade, or quarantine the island. In early June, the answer took an unexpected form when the Chinese coast guard conducted a coordinated operation in the waters east of Taiwan." www.euractiv.com/opinion/chin...
China’s soft quarantine of Taiwan: What’s at stake for Europe | Euractiv
Beijing is testing hybrid war mechanisms that point to a future maritime quarantine of Taiwan – with consequences far beyond Asia
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The recent flooding in China has been horrific - from Sichuan to Nanning to Jilin to Guangxi to Hebei And no reports on Chinese state media or international media. What's going on?
On the surface, the Aughinish Alumina story appears to be about how a refinery in rural Ireland is inadvertently supplying raw materials to Russia's war machine. #AughinishAlumina www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
Investigation: How raw materials from Aughinish Alumina in Limerick enter Russia’s weapons supply chain
Alumina made in Aughinish, Co Limerick is exported to smelters that sell aluminium to a trader supplying Russian arms manufacturers, an investigation has found. The project analysed confidential docum...
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The Aughinish Alumina story isn't just about alumina. It's about how democracies can become dependent on authoritarian powers - and how difficult it is to unwind those relationships 1/2.
The Aughinish Alumina story isn't just about alumina. It's about how democracies can become dependent on authoritarian powers - and how difficult it is to unwind those relationships 1/2.
The Aughinish story isn't just about alumina #geopolitics #Ireland #Ukraine
Interesting data on the average age and value of EVs on chinese roads. www.irishexaminer.com/business/com...
EVs on Chinese roads have average age of 1.8 years, says report
The average EV in China after three years is worth 43.35% of its original price
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▶️New episode - Strategic Dependency: Ireland's Aughinish Lesson with Dr Eoin McNamara is out now! 🎧 Listen here: Apple apple.co/4f10z8g Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0YKe... SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/hu1f0d1VBYqW... #StrategicDependency #EconomicSecurity #Ireland #Russia 2/2
Strategic Dependency: Ireland's Aughinish Lesson
Podcast Episode · Perspectives with Neilo · July 9 · 57m
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1/3 Is the Aughinish alumina story an unintended consequence of global supply chains, or does it expose a more concerning influence by an authoritarian state ? #Russia #Ukraine #sanctions
1/3 Is the Aughinish alumina story an unintended consequence of global supply chains, or does it expose a more concerning influence by an authoritarian state ? #Russia #Ukraine #sanctions
The Aughinish story isn't really about alumina. It's about how democracies can become dependent on authoritarian powers—and how difficult it is to unwind those relationships once jobs, communities and politics become intertwined. 1/2 #StrategicDependency
The Aughinish story isn't really about alumina. It's about how democracies can become dependent on authoritarian powers—and how difficult it is to unwind those relationships once jobs, communities and politics become intertwined. 1/2 #StrategicDependency
@writersweek.bsky.social Looking for something new ? Try this - Encouraging translators to explore connections between different poetic cultures and to bring new voices to readers across languages. www.tcd.ie/literary-tra...
News & Events - Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation - Trinity College Dublin
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