Under the auspices of the National Security Analysis Centre, the Government is proposing to develop a National Security Strategy. A public consultation process took place from 05 December through 31 December,
ARCOIreland made a formal submission to the Department of An Taoiseach on 28 December, which is attached along with the covering letter.
Whereas a wide range of security issues falling under the domain of defence are discussed in ARCOIreland’s submission, the format follows the order of the four questions circulated by the National Security Analysis Centre on 05 December:
- Principle Threats (Risks) to Ireland’s National Security,
- National Security Strategic Goals (Objectives),
- Relevance of Traditional National Security Policies and Approaches, and
- Required Strategic Capabilities Approaches (Means).