03/03/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 3 March, the Irish government announced the creation, on an experimental basis, of a network of defence attachés. The first attachés - who will have the rank of colonel - will be posted to Paris, London and Washington “because of their strategic importance”. “The decision to create a network of defence attachés marks an important step in Irish defence diplomacy. This decision comes against a backdrop of deterioration and growing tensions...