Ireland, the Triple Lock, and the Broken United Nations
24 October - 20 minsAs Ireland goes to the polls to elect a new President, politicians, military leaders and foreign policy wonks are wondering if the next Commander-in-Chief will preside over the end of Ireland’s much-debated triple lock, the rule that prevents Irish troops being deployed overseas without UN approval.
It’s a debate that lands just as the United Nations turns 80, an age that invites both celebration and soul-searching. The UN was born in 1945 to keep peace and security in the wake of the Second World War. Yet in 2025, it looks increasingly powerless — gridlocked on Gaza, paralysed on Ukraine, mocked by Donald Trump, and sidelined on global crises from climate to migration.
Has the UN simply...
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