How does the Lisbon Treaty undermine Irish Neutrality?
A. The Lisbon Treaty lays the groundwork for a fully-fledged European Army by requiring all EU countries to ‘progressively improve their military capabilities’ and ‘to make civilian and military capabilities available for the implementation of EU defence policy’. The treaty also brings the EU even closer to NATO, which is dominated by the military of the United States of America. The EU, like NATO and the USA, requires no UN mandate for military action.
