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Tue 09 Sep 2009EU 'militarisation' used as misnomer for 'security'
LISBON EXPLAINED:The treaty’s philosophy is based on the idea of “soft power”, not on military dominance, writes PATRICK SMYTH
QUITE DISTINCT from the issue of neutrality and the possibility or desirability of EU common defence (these and the retained Irish veto have been dealt with elsewhere), much focus has been placed by the No campaign groups on what they call the “militarisation” of the union.
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