John Fitzgerald

6 days ago | irishtimes.com | John Fitzgerald

It took a number of years of negotiations between the regulatory authorities in the State and in Northern Ireland before the all-island electricity market began in 2007. The benefits of an integrated electricity system on the island of Ireland were seen as substantial: it would make for enhanced security of supply, reduce the cost of electricity for all on the island and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | John Fitzgerald

As economic research showed would happen, Brexit went on to inflict serious damage on the UK’s economy. However, given the time this saga has taken to play out,not everyone in Britain appreciates that their stuttering growth nine years on is a direct consequence of cutting themselves off from their biggest market, the European Union. Likewise, all economic analysis suggests that the Trump trade war with the rest of the world will significantly harm the US economy.

1 week ago | aspistrategist.org.au | John Fitzgerald

All nation states have a right to defend themselves. But do regimes enjoy an equal right to self-defence? Is the security of a particular party-in-power a fundamental right of nations? The Chinese government is asking us to answer in the affirmative. Australians need to say no. As a governing regime, the Chinese Communist Party claims many of the prerogatives of a nation state. This includes a monopoly over the legitimate use of physical force—Max Weber’s classic definition of a state.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | John Fitzgerald

We are strongly focused this week on the implications of US tariff policy on jobs in Irish-based pharma companies. However, US policies may have broader implications for the research that underpins development of new drugs, and for the pharmaceutical sector worldwide. To date, the US has been the leading country for research in human health. US discoveries have been central to curing or preventing certain conditions, and to management of chronic diseases.

3 weeks ago | exbulletin.com | John Fitzgerald

The secretary general of Chinas, Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang, recently said that the Chinese Communist Party is adapted to business. But should the businessmen believe? An extract from a liberation from the procurator of the supreme Chinese people on the “assets of the laws focused on profit” and the assets seized, on December 4, 2024.