The Azure Forum Strategic Insights

The Azure Forum Strategic Insights provide regular applied policy commentary on timely national and international peace and security issues written by our own analysts or leading experts from the public and private sector. The series aims to focus on issues relevant to Ireland, small states and the international community to navigate an interconnected but increasingly polarised world.

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UPPING THE ANTE ON EU CYBER DEFENCE: WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT FROM OUR CAPITALS? | CAITRÍONA HEINL | 18 MAY 2023

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IRELAND’S PLACE IN THE GLOBAL COCAINE TRADE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC SECURITY | ALEXANDER CHANCE | 11 MAY 2023

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RUSSIAN MILITARY DEBATES AI DEVELOPMENT AND USE | SAMUEL BENDETT | 4 MAY 2023

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A PRIMER ON THE FIRST EVER EUROPEAN SPACE STRATEGY FOR SECURITY AND DEFENCE | PETER O’HALLORAN | 27 APRIL 2023

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Disrupting ransomware | David J. Hickton | 20 April 2023

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DIVERGENT APPROACHES TO TRAFFICKING FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION: AUSTRALIA AND IRELAND | MEAGAN TYLER & RUTH BRESLIN | 13 APRIL 2023

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REFLECTIONS ON ELECTED UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS’ IMPACT | 30 March 2023

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GOVERNANCE OF DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: MATURING YET NASCENT MILITARY AI-CYBER POLICY HAS FAR TO GO | CAITRÍONA HEINL | 23 MARCH 2023

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Countering the Irish far-right: A transnational threat requiring international coordination | Joshua Farrell-Molloy | 16 March 2023

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WE MUST TREAT CYBER WARS THE SAME AS WE TREAT CONVENTIONAL MILITARY ENCOUNTERS | David J. Hickton | 09 March 2023

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U.S.-CHINA FRICTION AND THE COMPETITION FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP | JACKSON EWING | 28 FEBRUARY 2023

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Some realties for the defence of an island behind an island | Mark Mellett | 14 February 2023

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ASEAN Chairmanship is a different animal than the G20 Presidency | Muhammad Waffaa Kharisma | 26 January 2023

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The 2022 US National Security Strategy: An Indian Perspective | Sarabjeet S Parmar | 30 November 2022

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Assessing China’s Nuclear Trajectory |
Ian O’ Connor | 09 November 2022

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21ST CENTURY STATECRAFT AND CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTS OF NATIONAL POWER | DR. LYDIA KOSTOPOULOS | 03 NOVEMBER 2022

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THE SECOND UKRAINE WAR: LEARNING LESSONS FROM AN ONGOING CONFLICT | DR. TIMOTHY D. HOYT | 28 OCTOBER 2022

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Incorporating cybersecurity into EU policy formation | Paddy McGuinness | 25 March 2022

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MATURING NATIONAL RESPONSES TO HYBRID INFLUENCING AND CYBER THREATS: A PRIMER ON FINLAND’S APPROACH | JARMO SAREVA AND LIISA TALONPOIKA | 02 March 2022

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DETERRING RANSOMWARE ATTACKS: TREAT RANSOMWARE AS CRIMINALITY | PADDY MCGUINNESS | 16 February 2022

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EU CSDP MISSION REFORM AND IRELAND’S CONTRIBUTION | AONGHUS KELLY | 28 June 2021

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“THE EU DOESN’T STOP AT THE WATER’S EDGE”: EU-INDIA AND THE INDO-PACIFIC
JOHN-JOSEPH WILKINS | 28 April 2021

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EMERGING AI GOVERNANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY: THE STAKES AND STAKEHOLDERS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Zoe Stanley-Lockman | 10 March 2021

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IDENTITY POLITICS, NEUTRALITY AND THE SINGLE EUROPEAN ACT REFERENDUM: LESSONS FOR MODERN IRELAND
Jack McCarthy | 03 March 2021

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CORRUPTION, ORGANISED CRIME AND CONFLICT IN MOZAMBIQUE: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL DONORS | Alexander Chance | 17 February 2021

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CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THE INDO-PACIFIC: THE ‘DIGITAL QUAD’
Trisha Ray | 10 February 2021

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MALICIOUS CYBER ACTIVITY IN THE COVID-19 ERA
Steve Honiss | 3 February 2021

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STRATEGIC AUTONOMY AS ANTI-PROTECTIONISM
Jens Hillebrand Pohl | 30 November 2020

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EUROPEAN STRATEGIC AUTONOMY: A TROJAN HORSE
Michael Murphy | 23 November 2020

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EUROPEAN STRATEGIC AUTONOMY IN THE SHADOW OF COVID-19: THREE LESSONS AND ONE CONCLUSION
BEN TONRA | 16 NOVEMBER 2020

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COVID AND EUROPE’S STRATEGIC AWAKENING
Daniel Fiott | 11 November 2020

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GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY AFTER COVID-19: POTENTIAL OUTLOOK
David Ramirez | 7 October 2020

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SECURING THE COMMON TRAVEL AREA IN 2021
Edward Burke | 02 October 2020

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TRADE AND STRATEGIC OVERRELIANCE ON GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS: A NEW PHASE IN GLOBALISATION?
Gareth Prendergast | 28 September 2020

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Winston Wenyan Ma | The rise of sovereign funds: Foreign takeover tensions exacerbated by Covid-19 | 27 July 2020

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Paddy McGuinness | Combatting low cost foreign takeovers of vulnerable companies in medical and strategic sectors in the wake of Covid-19 – New powers are not enough | 10 July 2020

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Developing an effective security strategy in Ireland: Lessons from the cyber domain | Caitríona Heinl | 02 March 2020

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