Defence shifts in Europe have put pressure on old policies in Ireland and Switzerland – and sparked heated resistance to any change.
Irish peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at Beirut airport, 2022.
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European rearmament has put similar pressure on old policies in Ireland and Switzerland – and sparked heated reactions from defenders of “traditional” neutrality in both countries.
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