Mark Dunne

Legal professional. I'm interested in International Relations, EU-Irish relations, UK-Irish relations, Human Rights, Politics, Books, Film and Music

[Mark Dunne @themarkdunne]

Classic #atribecalledquest #delasoul #junglebrothers #jdilla #madlib #pharcyde #outkast...perfect summer music...

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

After the horrors of the October 7th attack, no one in the Biden Administration questioned Israel’s right to retaliate. Nor did anyone question the imperative for U.S. military backing. But the White House disagreed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about how best to crush Hamas. President Biden and some of his top advisers worried privately that the scale of Israel’s retaliation could put U.S. forces at risk, complicate negotiations to release the hostages, and undermine the region’s long-term stability. But they publicly backed Netanyahu.

“We repeatedly raised and discussed options for withholding weapons,” Jake Sullivan, Biden’s former national-security adviser, told David D. Kirkpatrick. But the President “always deferred on that decision, because we kept thinking that we were close to getting a deal” for a hostage release and a ceasefire. Sullivan said, “When you look back at it in the cold light of day, the trap in that kind of thinking is easier to recognize.” He added, “I will say straightforwardly—we should have put more pressure on Israel to take a different approach.”

Several senior U.S. officials told Kirkpatrick that virtually everyone involved in Gaza policy thought that Israel was killing more Palestinians than was necessary to achieve any legitimate objective. Nevertheless, the Administration gradually came to believe that it could not persuade Israel to alter its approach in Gaza. Kirkpatrick reports on how Biden enabled Israel’s aggression toward Gaza—and Iran: https://t.co/5Fa0iXwjNk

[ITCommonGround @ITCommonGround]

Brexit regrets for Ireland’s favourite Frenchman Michel Barnier https://t.co/4u2tO91Bit

[Hernan Cortes @CyberPunkCortes]

Forest fires and aurora borealis in Canada’s Yukon.

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

The eyes of Europe fall on Ireland as the State assumes the EU Presidency – and the stakes could not be higher, writes our Europe Editor Tony Connelly https://t.co/Wgy0o1PLMh

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

A generation ago, Britain was a global power—today, its output is barely above that of America’s poorest state, @imkahloon reports. He traveled to the nation to explore what happened: https://t.co/4lFnw8qLm0

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

I guess calling this a record summer is justified. The map shows how the recorded maximum temperature this year ranks over a 100 year period across Europe. Source: https://t.co/TtoG9rdMb0

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

A decade after the Brexit referendum, little of what Leave campaigners promised has come to pass. Here’s what happened instead. https://t.co/Jn0otodntj

[Mark Hennessy @MarkHennessy]

The most decent of men, may he rest lightly....Martin Mansergh, Fianna Fáil adviser and key figure in peace process, dies aged 78 https://t.co/L77LBgKslt

[Micheál Martin @MichealMartinTD]

It is with deep sadness that I learned this morning about the passing of Martin Mansergh during a trip to the Sahara with other retired parliamentarians.

[Mark Dunne @themarkdunne]

@SouthWind_Blows was wondering what the lovely song is on your current rte radio ad - I think it is a duet with lyrics "I remember...I remember". Many thanks.

[Mark Dunne @themarkdunne]

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[FT Economics @fteconomics]

Podcast: The Wolf-Krugman Exchange https://t.co/AUd3OVkimH

[Mark Dunne @themarkdunne]

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[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Earth Day thread: the beauty of our planet 🧵

1. Meteor over Mount Fuji by H. Manabe

[John Reed @JohnReedwrites]

Trump surprises Wall Street... by doing just what he promised: “We didn’t believe him. We assumed that someone in the administration that had an economic background would tell him that global tariffs were a bad idea. We are in for a roller-coaster ride.” https://t.co/M7RbRKNMI5

[Financial Times @FT]

The economic consequences of a mad king https://t.co/H97HpXjwZ7

[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

“Like launching an actual war, a trade war is an act of destruction that puts the attacker’s own forces and home front at risk as well.” @AdamPosen warns that the U.S. economy will suffer enormously in a large-scale trade war with China:
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[Mark Dunne @themarkdunne]

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[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

Listen to the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” featuring Fiona Hill in conversation with editor @dankurtzphelan: https://t.co/3TqeNR3wfZ