What Kind of Military Should Ireland Have? March 18, 2025 Admin Irish Defence Forces </p> <h2>What Kind of Military Should Ireland Have?</h2> <p> A discussion of the Irish military and Irish defense policy, with suggestions about how Ireland should invest in real defense capabilities.</p> <p>Who am I?<br /> Former CIA analyst, former RAND Senior Political Scientist, Currently Director of Global Programs at 14 North Strategies and RUSI Associate Fellow. Yale History Ph.D.</p> <p>00:00:00 intro<br /> 01:59 Part 1, Overview of the Irish military<br /> 03:31 The Army<br /> 04:55 The Irish Rangers<br /> 05:27 The Irish Air Force<br /> 06:43 Ireland’s Navy<br /> 07:48 Irish Defense Policy<br /> 08:32 Irish Antisemitism<br /> 08:58 Thoughts on Irish neutrality<br /> 12:27 Strategic importance of Irish waters<br /> 13:26 Part 3, What kind of military should Ireland have?<br /> 18:03 Iranian missile boats: antisemite/tankie compliant<br /> 19:29 Comparison with Canada<br /> 21:57 The Guiness skipper and the priest<br /> Credit to : Pax Americana</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here --
