Because Ireland is a neutral, non-aligned country, efforts to build up European military capabilities can be politically toxic, with references to a “European army” being particularly detrimental to the debate.

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  Independence play: Europe's pursuit of strategic autonomy

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• Independence play: Europe's pursuit of strategic autonomy ecfr.eu European Council on Foreign Relations via serper

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• Ireland entity