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Saul Kenny

Saul Kenny is an Irish European foreign policy researcher, who has published on the EU’s lack of protections for LGBTIQA+ people in conflict. He is the communication manager at Article 109, a civil society coalition advocating for UN Charter reform.

As Europe rearms, Ireland’s neutrality and aid policy show what real security could look like
26 June 2026 by Saul Kenny1 Comment
Ireland takes over the EU presidency as analysts ridicule its defence spending – Europe’s lowest at 0.2 percent of its GDP. But contributions to European security should not be measured by spending on arms alone: and Ireland is the case in point.