Consultative Forum on International Security Policy | |
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Louise Richardson DBE, chair of the Forum | |
Dates | 22 June 2023 |
Ends | 25 June 2023 |
Frequency | one-off |
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Country | Republic of Ireland |
Founder | Department of Defence |
Area | Civil and military defence, security and international relations experts |
Patron(s) | Tánaiste Mícheál Martin |
The National Consultative Forum on International Security Policy was a public forum convened by the Government of Ireland in meetings in three cities, Cork, Galway and Dublin, to discuss matters of international security including cyber security, the " triple lock", the United Nations and relations with NATO.
The forum was to discuss various topics, such as cyber security, [1] [2] Irish neutrality, [3] disarmament, [3] humanitarianism [3] peacekeeping and crisis management. [3]
The forum was planned to be hosted in University College Cork, University of Galway and Dublin Castle. [4]
Political scientist Louise Richardson was asked to chair the consultative forum. [5] [6]
Comments by the President of Ireland on Louise Richardson's DBE in an interview with the Business Post, led to President Higgins apologising for any offence caused. [7] The President had criticised the huge number of military personnel involved in the forum, and cautioned against Ireland "drifting" into NATO. [8]
Opposition politicians criticised the pro-NATO, pro-military nature of the invited participants. [9] Each of the venues were affected by protests. [10] [11] [12] [9]
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Consultative Forum on International Security Policy | |
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Louise Richardson DBE, chair of the Forum | |
Dates | 22 June 2023 |
Ends | 25 June 2023 |
Frequency | one-off |
Venue |
|
Country | Republic of Ireland |
Founder | Department of Defence |
Area | Civil and military defence, security and international relations experts |
Patron(s) | Tánaiste Mícheál Martin |
The National Consultative Forum on International Security Policy was a public forum convened by the Government of Ireland in meetings in three cities, Cork, Galway and Dublin, to discuss matters of international security including cyber security, the " triple lock", the United Nations and relations with NATO.
The forum was to discuss various topics, such as cyber security, [1] [2] Irish neutrality, [3] disarmament, [3] humanitarianism [3] peacekeeping and crisis management. [3]
The forum was planned to be hosted in University College Cork, University of Galway and Dublin Castle. [4]
Political scientist Louise Richardson was asked to chair the consultative forum. [5] [6]
Comments by the President of Ireland on Louise Richardson's DBE in an interview with the Business Post, led to President Higgins apologising for any offence caused. [7] The President had criticised the huge number of military personnel involved in the forum, and cautioned against Ireland "drifting" into NATO. [8]
Opposition politicians criticised the pro-NATO, pro-military nature of the invited participants. [9] Each of the venues were affected by protests. [10] [11] [12] [9]
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