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NATO’s relations with Ireland are conducted through the Partnership for Peace framework, which Ireland joined in 1999. NATO and Ireland actively cooperate on humanitarian, rescue, peacekeeping and crisis management and have developed practical cooperation in a range of other areas, as provided for in Ireland’s Individual Partnership Programme (IPP).
NATO highly values its relations with Ireland. The Allies view Ireland as an effective and pro-active partner and contributor to international security, which shares key values such as the promotion of international security, democracy and human rights. Irish cooperation with NATO is based on a longstanding policy of military neutrality. From this basis Ireland selects areas of cooperation with NATO that match joint objectives.
NATO and Ireland decide upon areas of cooperation and associated timelines in Ireland’s Individual Partnership Programme (IPP), which is jointly agreed for a two-year period. Key areas include security and peacekeeping cooperation and crisis management. Ireland has contributed to security and has taken part in peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Afghanistan.
More…Ireland has a longstanding security policy that remains in effect today: military neutrality. In line with this, Ireland has not aspired to NATO membership. After an extensive public consultation process, Ireland joined the Partnership for Peace (PfP) in 1999. Ireland joined the PfP Planning and Review Process (PARP) in 2001 to foster interoperability of its forces in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. Since joining PfP, Ireland has played an active role in the partnership and offers expertise to other Partners, in areas such as humanitarian operations and peacekeeping.
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