Finian Cunningham

Finian Cunningham is an award-winning journalist. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, he holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Chemistry and worked as a scientific editor for the Royal Society of Chemistry in Cambridge, England, before entering a career in journalism. For over 25 years, he worked as a sub-editor and writer for The Mirror, Irish Times, Irish Independent and Britain's Independent, among others. Now a freelance commenter, his columns appear on RT, Sputnik & Strategic Culture Foundation. He is the second-time recipient of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromising Integrity in Journalism (December 2020).

What Britain did to Ireland 100 years ago haunts today’s UK Opinion
The final cut in partitioning Ireland came with the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 100 years ago. That colonial division of a nation, conducted as a fait accompli by British rulers, continues to have harmful repercussions.
Dec 6, 2021 16:42
US geopolitical interests shadow Sudan’s dangerous democratic transition Opinion
The geostrategically important country of Sudan is at a dangerous crossroads in its political transition. Mass protests have so far remained largely peaceful, but the military establishment is poised to crack down.
Oct 24, 2021 12:12
Who gains from a sectarian war in Afghanistan? Opinion
Two bombings in as many weeks causing hundreds of casualties at Shia mosques in Afghanistan raises fears of a sectarian war erupting in the Central Asian country.
Oct 19, 2021 09:01
How France’s fury over its sub snub – and Boris’s condescending put down of Macron – could wreck peace in Northern Ireland Opinion
The privately educated British prime minister may have enjoyed his supercilious and childish “donnez-moi un break” gibe at the French president, but it might all just come back to haunt him, as Paris seeks its revenge.
Sep 24, 2021 12:49
Sudan’s Bashir is yet another African leader up for war crimes but the real story is, as always, US geopolitical aims Opinion
With yet another African leader heading to the International Criminal Court, it’s time to recognize it for what it is – a political tool used by the US to further its agenda. In reality, the ICC has little to do with justice.
Aug 25, 2021 15:39
Biden knows Ukraine would make a bad NATO ally; he encouraged corruption & helped make it the dysfunctional state it is today Opinion
If there’s one Western leader who knows the depth of corruption in Ukraine politics, then it has to be US President Joe Biden. His wayward son Hunter milked the country while daddy cemented the 2014 coup d’état in Kiev.
Jun 10, 2021 10:49
Israel’s ‘change government’ means the oppression of Palestinians is set to get a whole lot WORSE Opinion
Israel’s on the cusp of seeing a new coalition government that’s been dubbed the “change bloc”. If that conjures notions of progress, think again.
Jun 4, 2021 19:33
Why Biden’s pick of Neera Tanden for budget chief might signal a good thing (for the rest of the world) Opinion
US President Joe Biden’s choice of Neera Tanden to oversee federal spending has sparked a lot of heat and fury among Republicans and more-progressive Democrats over her past vitriolic comments.
Feb 11, 2021 18:32
Deep State media issue Biden with marching orders to be more ‘unified’ (read ‘hostile’) towards Russia Opinion
A flurry of articles has burnished Russia’s image as America’s “evil enemy.” Then quickly followed a piece in the New York Times, which read like an instruction to President-elect Biden for a more hostile line on Russia.
Dec 17, 2020 16:52
Australia pays heavy price for being Uncle Sam’s lapdog towards China Opinion
It looks like China has had enough of Australia’s duplicity and provocations, deciding to hit Canberra where it hurts – in the pocket.
Dec 15, 2020 19:47

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