In June 2022, David O’Sullivan – one of Ireland’s best-known and longest-serving European diplomats –wrote in The Irish Times: “Not only is great power politics back, but Russia’s deployment of raw military power has returned territorial defence to the agenda for many European countries.” O’Sullivan’s op-ed was a stark warning that the world had taken a dangerous turn since 2016. The jolts to the rules-based multilateral order – ranging from Brexit to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – had left Ireland especially exposed as a non-militarily aligned, small nation with an open economy. It was a message from deep inside the…

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