World View: Ireland's neutrality is not a religion. It is much more flexible than that

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The Communist Party of Ireland holds a protest to call for a defence of the triple lock and for neutrality to be enshrined in the constitution. Ireland's military non-alignment and neutrality policies are part of its anti-imperial record. That record remains relevant and attractive internationally. Photograph Nick Bradshaw A highlight of the recent Government-organised Consultative Forum on International Security Policy was a statement by the Swiss academic Professor Laurent Goetschel that "neutrality is not a religion". Neutrality should be handled as part of a country's foreign and security policy and adapted according to its interests, he said. Underlying values determine…

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