Brief Published (Dubai time, UTC+4) · event date: 2026-09-25
The Irish government intends to increase its military spending and allow the deployment of troops abroad without systematically relying on a United Nations mandate, reports RFI on Thursday, September 25.
This position has sparked intense controversy, with some opponents viewing it as a threat to neutrality, a principle deeply rooted in Irish national identity.
This debate arises as in Switzerland, a popular initiative proposes to enshrine a “perpetual and armed” neutrality in the Constitution, demonstrating that the issue of neutrality is central to concerns in several European countries.
