UK’s refugees-to-Rwanda plan could undermine Northern Ireland peace
A contested policy to send asylum seekers who arrive in the U.K. to Rwanda could rattle the Good Friday agreement.
Northern Ireland is politically divided. Maybe that’s changing.
A nonaligned party is winning voters from both sides
A Sinn Fein win in Northern Ireland could bring big changes
What might happen to political power sharing — and calls for Irish reunification?
Northern Ireland’s borders are stirring up trouble again
Why is Boris Johnson threatening to scrap the agreement that he negotiated?
Ulster loyalists are burning buses and cars in Belfast, thanks to Brexit
Here’s how the U.K. decision to leave the E.U. upset Northern Ireland’s fragile peace
People are talking up the prospects of a united Ireland. It’s easier said than done.
Sinn Fein might say that’s what it wants, but working out the details won’t be easy.
U.S. officials are talking about urban warfare. Here’s what urban warfare really involves.
How do you ‘mass and dominate the battlespace’ in a U.S. city?
Northern Ireland reforms ‘ethnic veto’ to help get its legislature back to work
It’s a sign that Sinn Fein and the Unionists are losing ground to middle-of-the-road parties
After 3 years, Northern Ireland’s legislators have finally gone back to work. What happened?
Here’s what brought Sinn Fein and the Unionists back together — and what could tear them apart again.
After Britain’s elections, people are talking about a united Ireland. Don’t hold your breath.
Ireland’s government doesn’t really want it.
After Brexit, will Northern Ireland return to violence?
A resurgent IRA might not be the real danger.
Northern Ireland’s Troubles began 50 years ago. Here’s why they were so violent.
Catholics and Protestants lived side by side — but with very few shared social or economic ties
Northern Ireland’s peace was already in trouble. Brexit is making things harder to fix.
Can Lyra McKee’s shooting bring everyone back to the negotiating table?
A car bomb has stirred fears that Brexit will blow up peace in Northern Ireland. That isn’t likely.
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Theresa May’s Brexit speech may break the Northern Ireland peace process
On Friday, British Prime Minister Theresa May will deliver a
How Brexit could kill Northern Ireland’s peace accords
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Northern Ireland is in crisis because of a dispute over language
When Northern Ireland’s nationalists and unionists made peace in 1998,
This is how the U.K. election may destabilize Northern Ireland
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The next phase of Brexit is about to start. Here are 4 things to watch.
British Prime Minister Theresa May will submit a letter triggering
Why the Colombia peace agreement failed, and what we can expect now
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How the White House snubbed Irish politicians on St. Patrick’s Day
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How the White House snubbed Irish politicians on St. Patrick's Day
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Cracking Down
In December I published an article in Comparative Political Studies