Ireland's Strategic Vulnerability and Rising Defense Concerns

This WSJ segment examines Ireland's critical role in global infrastructure — approximately 75% of all transatlantic subsea cables pass through or near its waters — while the country holds the lowest level of defense spending in the European Union. As Russian-linked vessels increase activity in Irish waters, Ireland's government has vowed to raise defense spending. The report follows WSJ correspondent Sune Engel Rasmussen aboard the Irish Navy as it works to monitor and protect its maritime territory.