The UK leader’s visit to the US comes amid trouble at home, with low ratings for his Conservative Party. But don’t expect much joy for Sunak on trade or Northern Ireland.
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The US president’s sentimental journey comes during a fragile political moment in Northern Ireland.
Bill Clinton and senator George Mitchell were central in keeping the players at the table so that the historical deal could be signed in 1998.
A law making its way through parliament that would grant widespread immunity from prosecution for people accused of crimes during the Troubles.
Secret, behind-the-scenes talks were going on years before the official Belfast Agreement was signed – and made the whole thing possible.
The resources do a good job in explaining that political conflicts rarely end in a moment, but after a long process.
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Professor of Education, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and a Fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of American Studies, University College Dublin
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Lecturer in Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Professor of Political Science, University of Galway, University of Galway
