Friendship doesn’t get you a trade agreement.
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The white paper, which outlines Britain’s vision for Brexit, does make independent trade deals tricky.
The Irish border: invisible for now.
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Is the UK’s Brexit plan enough to avoid a hard Irish border?
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It sparked a series of government resignations, but what’s actually in Theresa May’s Brexit plan?
Will bollards still do?
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When Northern Irish people were asked to choose between two scenarios for the post-Brexit border, they opted for one in the Irish Sea – with conditions.
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Most Leave voters would rather lose Northern Ireland than drop Brexit, reflecting a longstanding indifference.
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Female suicide rate in Northern Ireland is high, and ambivalence about legalising abortion is likely to make matters worse.
A mock customs point on the Irish border set up in February 2017.
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A tale of two ‘backstop options’ for Northern Ireland after Brexit.
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The fault lines between highly segregated neighbourhoods have been linked to higher crime rates and mental health issues.
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Recent political events have raised the subject of Irish unity once again. But several issues need to be addressed first.
The old border was a source of anger, resentment and violence.
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After Brexit, politicians hope that technology can help us avoid a hard border in Ireland.
British armoured vehicles on the streets of Londonderry in 1972.
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The British cabinet is split over whether to impose a statue of limitations on investigations into alleged crimes by former soliders in Northern Ireland.
A loyalist mural in Belfast.
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Twenty years since the Good Friday Agreement, it remains easier to rely on old animosities than lead people towards peace.
After signing the Good Friday Agreement, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, U.S. Sen. George Mitchell and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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The agreement created peace between Irish nationalists and those who support being part of the United Kingdom. With Brexit looming, tensions are once again rising.
David Trimble, Tony Blair and John Hume: campaigning for a yes vote on the Good Friday Agreement in May 1998.
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The Good Friday Agreement was choreographed 20 years ago to maximise support for the deal.
Mo Mowlam, secretary of state for Northern Ireland at the time of the Good Friday Agreement.
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In a series of short audio clips, four academics talk about the key figures involved in making the Good Friday Agreement of April 1998 possible.
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To mark the 20th anniversary of the agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland, this episode of the podcast looks at its history, its legacy and the impact of Brexit on its future.
A Presbyterian church in Belfast.
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Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement, churches have tended to marginalise the mavericks who helped bring about peace.
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The citizens of Northern Ireland were ready for peace long before national leaders signed on the dotted line.
Theresa May delivers her Manson House speech on Brexit in early March 2018.
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An expert in trust assesses how it comes into play while finding a solution that avoids a hard border for Northern Ireland.
The so-called ‘hooded men in Belfast, March 20, 2018.
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The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a call to reconsider whether interrogation techniques used in the 1970s against men interned in Northern Ireland amounted to torture.