In early 2023, Ireland’s defense and security apparatus faced a moment of reckoning, precipitated by an article published two years earlier that meticulously documented the nation’s military deficiencies. That critique, grounded in a comprehensive assessment of Ireland’s vulnerabilities, reportedly prompted a question to then-Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during his St. Patrick’s Day visit to the Biden … Leggi tutto Ireland’s Defense Dilemma: Navigating Neutrality, Strategic Vulnerability and Global Security in an Era of Escalating Threats, 2023–2029