Micheál Martin on the forum on our future: ‘We must deal with the world as it now is’

Ireland needs to understand and respond to the security threats that abound in the new global reality, writes Tánaiste Micheál Martin

This forum is about seeking to build a deeper understanding of the international security environment and the policy options available to the State.

Over the course of the last few years, we have seen major and irrevocable changes in the international security environment.

In particular, we have seen the blatant violation by Russia of the UN Charter and of Europe’s collective security, through its illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine.