What Kind of Military Should Ireland Have?

A discussion of the Irish military and Irish defense policy, with suggestions about how Ireland should invest in real defense capabilities. If you like this video, please consider making a donation using the "thanks" button or buying me some coffee, so to speak, here: https://buymeacoffee.com/shurkin. Who am I? 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. Check out my substack: https://shurkin.substack.com/   / michaelshurkin     / michael-shurkin-ph-d-1397641a   Last but not least: https://www.michaelshurkin.com 00:00:00 intro 01:59 Part 1, Overview of the Irish military 03:31 The Army 04:55 The Irish Rangers 05:27 The Irish Air Force 06:43 Ireland's Navy 07:48 Irish Defense Policy 08:32 Irish Antisemitism 08:58 Thoughts on Irish neutrality 12:27 Strategic importance of Irish waters 13:26 Part 3, What kind of military should Ireland have? 18:03 Iranian missile boats: antisemite/tankie compliant 19:29 Comparison with Canada 21:57 The Guiness skipper and the priest