Ireland begins a public debate on international security policy on Thursday, including its long-standing military neutrality, which sits increasingly at odds with European allies after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | ManilaBulletin
The consultation, which ends next Tuesday, follows the decision by previously non-aligned Finland and Sweden to reappraise decades of neutrality in the face of Kremlin aggression.
In an interview with Irish Sunday newspaper Business Post, the head of state said Ireland was at a "most dangerous moment" in foreign policy and described its present position as "one of drift". The public consultation begins in the southern city of Cork and will progress to Galway on the west coast on Friday before concluding in Dublin on Monday and Tuesday next week.
Following the sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines beneath the Baltic Sea last year, the frequent presence of Russian naval vessels off the Irish coast has raised concerns from the Irish government, EU and NATO over potential interference with vital transatlantic cables.
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