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At first glance, Ireland might appear to be relatively immune from the wider European conversation on increasing defence spending. But nonetheless it appears in a vulnerable position. In this video, we’re taking a look at Ireland’s military, why it’s considered to be a ‘weak link’ in Europe, and how this might change.

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1 – https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/irelands-defence-deficit
2 – https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/role-policies/international-priorities/peace-and-security/peacekeeping
3 – https://www.military.ie/en/overseas-deployments/about-overseas-deployments
4 – https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/we-dont-want-countries-like-russia-to-have-a-veto-taoiseach-defends-move-to-scrap-triple-lock/a1300778773.html
5 – https://www.thejournal.ie/does-the-un-security-council-have-final-say-when-it-comes-to-sending-irish-troops-abroad-6642715-Mar2025
6 – https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0316/1502199-triple-lock-explainer
7 – https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/micheal-martin-ireland-keir-starmer-emmanuel-macron-ukraine-b2710340.html
8 – https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/explainer-what-is-the-triple-lock-and-would-scrapping-it-threaten-our-neutrality/a286242120.html
9 – https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0303/1499879-triple-lock-defence
10 – https://www.military.ie/en/public-information/publications/report-of-the-commission-on-defence-forces/report-of-the-commission-on-defence-forces.pdf
11 – https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41574028.html
12 – https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/02/07/ireland-must-get-serious-about-defence-and-military-security-says-taoiseach
13 – https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0318/1502584-defence-forces
14 – https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/05/08/who-protects-irish-skies-the-secret-air-defence-deal-that-dates-back-to-the-cold-war
15 – https://afloat.ie/port-news/cruise-liners/itemlist/tag/Interdiction%20naval%20team
16 – https://www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/naval-service/the-fleet
17 – https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/31/europe/ireland-fishermen-russia-navy-intl/index.html
18 – https://www.finegael.ie/app/uploads/2025/01/2025-Programme-for-Government.pdf
19 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e–IsnV0QyE
20 – https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/02/28/simon-harris-tells-officials-to-cost-huge-military-expansion-including-fighter-jets

00:00 – Introduction
01:24 – Triple Lock
03:51 – Irish Defence Forces
06:08 – Plans
07:34 – Sponsored Content

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Romania’s democracy has been under strain since the annulment of last years’ presidential elections, leading to the ban of two presidential candidates so far. In this video, we’re taking a look at the rise of far right in Romania and how foreign influence is stoking tensions further.

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Sources:

1 – https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261949/romania-gdp-per-capita-ppp
2 – https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267791/gdp-per-capita-adjusted-for-ppp-cee-by-country
3 – https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/17hsmim/european_nations_by_gdp_per_capita_2023_both
4 – https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=File:Gross_domestic_product_(GDP)_per_inhabitant,_by_NUTS_2_regions,_2016_(based_on_data_in_purchasing_power_standards_(PPS)_in_relation_to_the_EU-28_average,_EU-28_%3D_100)-RYB18.png
5 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Romanian_parliamentary_election#/media/File:Romania_Chamber_of_Deputies_2020.svg
6 – https://www.ziarelive.ro/stiri/partidul-aur-se-vrea-crestin-democrat.html
7 – https://www.romania-insider.com/romanians-ukraine-negotiate-peace-russia-survey-february-2024
8 – https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/sosoaca-vrea-ca-romania-sa-invadeze-ucraina-a-depus-un-proiect-de-lege-pentru-anexarea-mai-multor-teritorii-2289605
9 – https://www.britannica.com/place/Romania/Greater-Romania
10 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C4%83lin_Georgescu
11 – https://www.politico.eu/article/investigation-ties-romanian-liberals-tiktok-campaign-pro-russia-candidate-calin-georgescu
12 – https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/08/romanias-far-right-georgescu-denounces-cancelled-vote-outside-closed-polling-station
13 – https://www.politico.eu/article/romania-president-klaus-iohannis-resigns-spare-impeachment-crisis
14 – https://www.ft.com/content/316f22dd-e646-4629-9bc1-8abeecb3970e
15 – https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/elon-musk-ramps-up-romanian-election-row-branding-chief-judge-tyrant-2025-02-20
16 – https://www.politico.eu/article/kremlin-romanian-elections-are-illegitimate-without-georgescu

00:00 – Introduction
01:09 – Context
02:19 – Rise of the Far Right
04:21 – 2024 Elections Explained
07:28 – What Will Happen Next
07:54 – Sponsored Content

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The EU’s economy has been struggling with stagnant growth since the pandemic and Trump’s trade wars could upset the apple cart even more. So in this video, we break down the deficiencies in their economy and how they could be addressed to improve things.

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Sources:

1 – https://www.ft.com/content/13a830ce-071a-477f-864c-e499ce9e6065
2 – https://www.elibrary.imf.org/supplemental/book/9798400287312/9798400287312.xml/REOEUREA2024002-S001_SOURCE_PDF.pdf
3 – https://www.ft.com/content/13a830ce-071a-477f-864c-e499ce9e6065
4 – https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/97e481fd-2dc3-412d-be4c-f152a8232961_en?filename=The%20future%20of%20European%20competitiveness%20_%20A%20competitiveness%20strategy%20for%20Europe.pdf
5 – https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/gdpr-effect-how-data-privacy-regulation-shaped-firm-performance-globally
6 – https://www.abnamro.com/research/en/our-research/global-monthly-whats-up-with-eurozone-productivity
7 – https://tradingeconomics.com/european-union/balance-of-trade

0:00 Intro
0:53 Fix the Single Market
3:40 Implement a Capital Markets Union
5:14 Boost Domestic Demand

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Sweden’s economy has had a tough time but things seem to be on the upward trend with recent GDP numbers outperforming expectations. In this video, we’re taking a look at why Sweden had a higher inflation spike than others and why its fortuned have reversed.

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Sweden inflation and interest rates states
https://tradingeconomics.com/sweden/inflation-cpi
https://tradingeconomics.com/sweden/interest-rate

Housing market plunge
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-05/what-s-causing-the-swedish-housing-market-plunge

Unemployment levels https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-17/sweden-unemployment-hits-surprising-record-backing-easing-case?embedded-checkout=true

Sweden’s GDP growth
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-28/sweden-s-economy-grows-at-fastest-pace-since-2022-on-exports?embedded-checkout=true

Consumer confidence https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-30/sweden-s-retail-sales-jump-most-in-five-years-backing-riksbank?embedded-checkout=true

Sweden defence exports
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sweden-boost-defence-spending-by-13-bln-2025-2024-09-17/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/865412/exports-of-arms-from-sweden/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed

Krona favoured by traders of European rearmament
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-03/europe-s-rearmament-prompts-investors-to-go-big-on-swedish-krona?embedded-checkout=true
https://think.ing.com/articles/our-view-on-the-swedish-krona-after-a-stellar-month/
https://www.investopedia.com/why-european-stocks-beating-the-s-and-p-500-this-year-11689769

00:00 – Introduction
01:03 – Context
03:08 – Economic Recovery
04:26 – Military Spending
07:36 – Sponsored Content

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