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Pádraig Belton

Pádraig Belton is a journalist based between London and Dublin, writing mostly for the BBC.  He has been a foreign correspondent on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in eastern Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mexico, and the Middle East. 
Two diplomats stand in front of a sign that reads ban nuclear weapons
Global Politics
Can the Ban Treaty eliminate the threat of nuclear war? The clock is ticking down
Macron hugs Merkel.
Global Politics
Be ‘mein’ valentine: Merkel and Macron renew their ‘vows’ with Aachen treaty, but some critique the coupling
Two leaders sit at a desk signing a document.
How Trump’s exit from a Cold War-era treaty could trigger a 3-way arms race