The Irish General who manages both the State’s military engagement with the European Union and Nato in Brussels has claimed that international defence relationships are “a force for good”.
THE IRISH GENERAL who manages both the State’s military engagement with the European Union and Nato in Brussels said he believes that international defence relationships are “a force for good”.
The president, who is Supreme Commander of the Irish Defence Forces, has since apologised for comments he made about the Forum chairwoman Professor Louise Richardson. But he also has a leadership role which sees him interact with various organisations associated with the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy initiatives.
“We had genocide two hours’ drive from Vienna and we couldn’t do anything about it. So we should never allow that to happen again,” he said. He believes the United Nations and Nato have strong roles in this, but that the EU must complement it. In Ireland, the relationship between the State and the alliance is controversial, with some opposition TDs, including People Before Profit, strongly criticising the involvement of Ireland with NATO. But in Brussels it is just another connection for the Irish.
Buckley believes that this is a key benefit of Partnership for Peace, as it helps Ireland to reach the standard of international best practice. Buckley did speak about his views on how the European Union responded to the war in Ukraine, describing it as “incredibly positive”. One of the arguments put forward by those opposed to the Triple Lock is that the need for a UN mandate permits an external power to interfere in Irish policy given that members of the UN Security Council, like Russia and China, can veto peace missions.
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