Irish Examiner view: Neutrality never a case of black and white

A debate on where our strategic political alliances place us in the bigger scheme of things is a reasonable and sensible position to adopt

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar: His announcement that proposals are being developed for a discussion on neutrality was vague and possibly not very well considered. Picture: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP

The revelation last week in Brussels that the Government is considering a series of public discussions on Ireland’s security and defence within a domestic and international decision will be seen by some here as another threat to the country’s neutrality.

The announcement by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, that proposals are being developed for a discussion on neutrality, was vague and possibly not very well considered, forcing Government insiders into something of a clean-up operation to clarify intentions.