Brexit-style approach needed to confront ‘America First’ agenda

Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda must be met head-on with a strong Brexit-like advocacy of Irish interests across a spectrum of institutions

Lessons from the Brexit era can inform ways and means of approaching the current period of intense international turbulence.

As US president Donald Trump’s assault on the global economy intensifies, the need to communicate and advocate for Irish interests in the US has never been more urgent or more pressing. 

Previous experience of the Brexit negotiating period provides some useful pointers about how Irish influence might be wielded in a highly challenging and hostile US setting.