How can more women be recruited and retained in the military? Less than 7% of the Irish Defence Forces are women despite leadership commitments to gender equality Military • 06 Mar 20
70 years on, is NATO past its sell-by date? NATO has moved far from a core mission "to keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down." NATO • 01 Apr 19
60 years of overseas service What has the Defence Forces' involvement in UN peacekeeping missions meant for Irish troops? Irish Defence Forces • 03 Aug 18
How did Ireland get involved in UN peacekeeping? 60 years ago today, the Secretary General of the United Nations asked for five Irish officers to join a UN team in Lebanon United Nations • 25 Jun 18
What can be achieved by missile strikes on Syria? The clear lesson from the week's armed reprisal on Syria by the United States, France and United Kingdom is that international law counts for little Syria • 16 Apr 18
What will EU defence project PESCO mean for Ireland? It's important for Ireland and all EU member states that PESCO will bring substantive benefits and not just costs Military • 13 Apr 18
What are Irish soldiers achieving in the Golan Heights? As UN peacekeepers return from and deploy to the Golan Heights the role of Irish soldiers in the region has changed dramatically in recent years Irish Army • 05 Sep 18
Media and the military Opinion: as we saw in Harare last week and Argentina, Uganda and Chile previously, the media have long been targeted in attempts to seize power ... Coups • 20 Nov 17
