The EU, Irish Defence Forces and Contemporary Security /

"This book is a critical and insightful contribution to the debate on Irish defence and the role of the Defence Forces." - Ben Tonra, Professor, MRIA, The School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe), University College Dublin, Ireland "By mainly examining Ireland's def...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Carroll, Jonathan (Editor), O'Neill, Matthew G. (Editor), Williams, Mark (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Edition:	1st ed. 2023.
Subjects:	Politics and war. Security, International. Military and Defence Studies. International Security Studies. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Theme One: Defence Forces Capabilities and The Threat Environment. Chapter 1. Ensuring the Jungle Doesn't Grow Back: The Obligations Inherent to Irish Defence Policy
Chapter 2. The GOC's Perspective
Chapter 3. A Critical Analysis of the Intellectual and Communications Culture of the Irish Defence Forces at a time of Emergent/Imminent Domestic and International Threats
chapter 4. The Irish Naval Service: The Burden of the Minimalist Approach
Chapter 5. Small Navies: Lessons for the Irish Naval Service
Theme Two: The Reserve Defence Forces. Chapter 6.Revitalizing the Irish Army Reserve post-Commission on the Defence Forces: Moving from the Single Force Concept to a Total Force Policy
Chapter 7. The Army Reserves - The Force-multiplier for Irish Defence
Chapter 8. Ireland's Naval Service Reserve - An Analysis of Current Capabilities and Role for the Future
Theme Three: Peacekeeping Operations. Chapter 9. Decolonisation, Conflict, and Independence: The Impact of History on Ireland's Approach to Peacekeeping
Chapter 10. Ireland's Largest Peacekeeping Mission - The Irish Defence Forces in UNIFIL
Chapter 11. Peacekeeping in the Digital Age: Future Threats and Capability Requirements
Theme Four: Cyber Security in the Digital Age. Chapter 12. Irish Cyber Security
Chapter 13. Cyber resilience for Europe's armed forces in the 21st Century - a German Perspective
Chapter 14. The Irish Defence Forces in the Drone Age
Theme Five: Defence Forces Institutional Innovation and Civil-Military Relations. Chapter 15. The Defence Forces Research Technology Initiative
Chapter 16. Shared Norms but Policy Incoherence: Analysing the Irish Defence Forces' Marketplace Aspirations
Chapter 17. Representation, Negotiation, and Frustration. What path lies ahead for civil-military industrial relations
Theme Six: The Principle of Irish Neutrality. Chapter 18. Ireland, NATO and the "Return of Geopolitics" in Europe
Chapter 19. Irish Military Neutrality 1924-1945: A Historical Perspective for Modern Consideration
Chapter 20. Generating More Heat Than Light? The Debate over Ireland's Neutrality and the "European Army"
Chapter 21. Conclusion. .