Irish Examiner View: Neutrality’s changing role in the modern world

New factors have emerged that make threats to Irish citizens and the country’s economic wellbeing very real.

Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin is to convene a consultative forum on international security policy. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Tánaiste Micheál Martin’s plan for a forum on Irish neutrality is sure to kindle keen discussions of this sensitive topic.

Neutrality has long been a key pillar in Ireland’s sense of itself, and any time it is a matter for debate there’s no shortage of voices advocating strongly for its retention.