Our neutrality will not be affected by triple-lock change

Ireland should be allowed to send troops abroad on peacekeeping missions without the approval of the UN  

Ireland's desire to send troops abroad can be vetoed by Russia and China.

The United Nations Security Council is paralysed, and it has been for 10 years. We need to be honest about this. Russia and China do not want to see it operating as it should, for fear that it would call out their many indiscretions.

No new peacekeeping missions have been authorised since 2014. This is at a time when civil strife is spreading across Africa and the Middle East. Recently, it took 60 days for the UN Security Council to issue a statement calling for a truce (not even a ceasefire) in Gaza. This is why change is needed.