Alexander Davey

Ireland will not broadcast the #Eurovision this week - and instead of the final, RTÉ will air a repeat of the Father Ted Eurovision episode A Song for Europe rte.ie/entertainment/…

I really enjoyed a discussion with Joseph Torigian on his new biography of Xi Zhongxun, where we explore how the political processes that shaped Xi’s father echo in new ways in the present – visible in Xi Jinping’s navigation of tensions between leftist and more liberal currents.

Ireland chapter: merics.org/en/ireland-bet… Full report: merics.org/sites/default/…

US pressure is a double-edged sword: pushing too hard risks inadvertently driving Ireland closer to China. Ireland is on a geopolitical tightrope. Full chapter link below. Your thoughts? 3/4 #Ireland #China #Geopolitics

📢 New ETNC report chapter published: "Ireland between giants"—my third consecutive year analyzing Ireland-China relations. Dublin’s balancing act amid growing US-China rivalry is more critical than ever. 1/4

@Dimi A spicebag and a 3-in-1 from Dragon Boat would have sorted out the Chinese and Americans and the negotiations would already be done and dusted.

@Dimi That the US and China are more alike than they’d like to admit

Update on #USChinaTradeNegotations in London. On Monday, both sides ate Ottolenghi, high-end Mediterranean food. On Tuesday, Chinese ordered McDonalds, Burger King & KFC. US ordered Pizza Express. What does this say about the state of talks? #Discuss

@ciarannugent Does this indicate that there are high levels of personal debt among half of the Irish population?

Average net wealth in the bottom half of the distribution is about €15,000 higher per adult in China than in Ireland

Not a word about the deliberate targeting of civilians? Okay.

"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians." Not Kneecap, Gary Lineker, a Columbia student... but former Israeli prime minister and onetime Likud party member Ehud Olmert archive.ph/3vvOi

@fbermingham fair play. if only more journalists would do this

I don't like having to make corrections to my stories, but this was a new one on me After we reported EP named 5 lawmakers under suspicion in the Huawei probe, Huawei got in touch to insist that it has not, in fact, denied wrongdoing in the corruption scandal. Fair enough.

Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' ft.com/content/f5fd6f…

"Yet the US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity."