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The ethos and elements of Irish neutrality: 18th – 21st Centuries
The ethos and elements of Irish neutrality: 18th – 21st Centuries

Author(s): Karen Devine
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, International relations/trade, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: ISAC - Centar za međunarodne i bezbednosne poslove
Keywords: Ireland; neutrality; international relations
Summary/Abstract: The ethos and elements of Irish neutrality can be traced across four centuries of discourse and practice. To understand Irish history is to understand the current of neutrality running through centuries of Irish foreign policy. This paper will outline the motivations and foundations of Irish neutrality in the context of Ireland’s historical narratives and security identities, using Irish leaders’ and successive governments’ speeches and policies. The research shows Irish neutrality was driven by ideas and norms that are constitutive of survival and material interests.

  • Page Range: 67-80
  • Page Count: 14
  • Publication Year: 2013
  • Language: English
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