The EU, Irish defence forces and contemporary security / Jonathan Carroll, Matthew G. O'Neill, Mark Williams, editors.

"This book is a critical and insightful contribution to the debate on Irish defence and the role of the Defence Forces." Ben Tonra, Professor, MRIA, The School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe), University College Dublin, Ireland "By mainly examining Irelands defence pol...

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Other Authors: Carroll, Jonathan (Editor), O'Neill, Matthew G. (Editor), Williams, Mark (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Theme One: Defence Forces Capabilities & The Threat Environment. Chapter 1. Ensuring the Jungle Doesnt Grow Back: The Obligations Inherent to Irish Defence Policy
  • Chapter 2. The GOCs Perspective
  • Chapter 3. A Critical Analysis of the Intellectual and Communications Culture of the Irish Defence Forces at a time of Emergent/Imminent Domestic and International Threats
  • chapter 4. The Irish Naval Service: The Burden of the Minimalist Approach
  • Chapter 5. Small Navies: Lessons for the Irish Naval Service
  • Theme Two: The Reserve Defence Forces. Chapter 6.Revitalizing the Irish Army Reserve post-Commission on the Defence Forces: Moving from the Single Force Concept to a Total Force Policy
  • Chapter 7. The Army Reserves The Force-multiplier for Irish Defence
  • Chapter 8. Irelands Naval Service Reserve An Analysis of Current Capabilities and Role for the Future
  • Theme Three: Peacekeeping Operations. Chapter 9. Decolonisation, Conflict, and Independence: The Impact of History on Irelands Approach to Peacekeeping
  • Chapter 10. Irelands Largest Peacekeeping Mission The Irish Defence Forces in UNIFIL
  • Chapter 11. Peacekeeping in the Digital Age: Future Threats and Capability Requirements
  • Theme Four: Cyber Security in the Digital Age. Chapter 12. Irish Cyber Security
  • Chapter 13. Cyber resilience for Europes armed forces in the 21st Century a German Perspective
  • Chapter 14. The Irish Defence Forces in the Drone Age
  • Theme Five: Defence Forces Institutional Innovation and Civil-Military Relations. Chapter 15. The Defence Forces Research Technology Initiative
  • Chapter 16. Shared Norms but Policy Incoherence: Analysing the Irish Defence Forces Marketplace Aspirations
  • Chapter 17. Representation, Negotiation, and Frustration. What path lies ahead for civil-military industrial relations
  • Theme Six: The Principle of Irish Neutrality. Chapter 18. Ireland, NATO and the "Return of Geopolitics" in Europe
  • Chapter 19. Irish Military Neutrality 1924-1945: A Historical Perspective for Modern Consideration
  • Chapter 20. Generating More Heat Than Light? The Debate over Irelands Neutrality and the "European Army"
  • Chapter 21. Conclusion. .