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David Cronin
Freelance contributor

David Cronin is an Irish journalist and political activist living in Brussels. His book Europe’s Alliance With Israel: Aiding the Occupation is published by Pluto Press. He is a contributing editor with The Electronic Intifada, an online publication focused on Palestine.

Latest entries

A 21st century heresy: the ECB is not infallible
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Posted May 11, 2012

There is a new commandment that must be obeyed: thou shalt not criticise the European Central Bank.

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The race is on for Burma’s resources
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Posted April 22, 2012

Profile writers habitually compare Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela for obvious reasons. Both have displayed immense bravery; both have endured many years of incarceration at the behest of brutal regimes; both are articulate and photogenic.

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How ACTA stinks of Big Tobacco
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Posted April 8, 2012

Should an industry that causes five million deaths per year be given any say in drafting public policy? 

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Merkel’s machinations and the death of democracy
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Posted January 26, 2012

Consider this question about Zimbabwe. Roughly one-tenth of the $330 million debt it “owes” the UK relates to the supply of British-made Land Rovers to the Zimbabwean police. Rates of infection for HIV in Zimbabwe have begun to decline in recent years due to a scale-up in...

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Why are convicted criminals driving the EU’s defence agenda?
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Posted January 21, 2012

Spare a thought these icy days of January for the arms industry. Recession has had such a devastating effect on makers of tanks and warplanes that the European Defence Agency is holding a conference later this month to mull over what can be done.

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