After 3 years, Northern Ireland’s legislators have finally gone back to work. What happened? Kimberly Cowell-Meyers and Carolyn Gallaher - January 17, 2020 Here’s what brought Sinn Fein and the Unionists back together — and what could tear them apart again.
Trump thinks that Ireland wants a border wall. Good grief. Henry Farrell - June 6, 2019 If the Northern Ireland border closes, Ireland’s troubles might start up again
Northern Ireland’s peace was already in trouble. Brexit is making things harder to fix. Kimberly Cowell-Meyers and Carolyn Gallaher - May 1, 2019 Can Lyra McKee’s shooting bring everyone back to the negotiating table?
Despite the Brexit chaos, Europe did not collapse like dominoes Kathleen R. McNamara - April 12, 2019 Three reasons E.U. ties seem that much stronger.
The British Parliament is voting on Brexit again. This graph shows where they may end up Alexandre Afonso - March 29, 2019 Last week members voted to indicate which options they support. Graphing those votes shows where coalitions could form.
Did Russia make Brexit promoter Nigel Farage a ‘YouTube star’? Rhys Crilley and Precious Chatterje-Doody - March 26, 2019 Or was the BBC involved as well?
Does invoking the horror of World War II boost support for a united Europe? Isabell Hoffmann and de Vries - March 19, 2019 Macron’s call for a ‘European Renaissance’ reminded voters of the hard-fought peace.
A car bomb has stirred fears that Brexit will blow up peace in Northern Ireland. That isn’t likely. Dieter Reinisch - January 22, 2019 [caption id="attachment_70043" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A pedestrian walks past a billboard
Britain has plunged into Brexit chaos. Here are the key facts. Henry Farrell - December 12, 2018 Over the past few days, Britain has entered into a
The G-20 summit was overshadowed by other news. But there wasn’t much to overshadow anyway. Elizabeth N. Saunders - December 3, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80963" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Group of 20 leaders, including (first
Why the First World War lasted so long Michael Hunzeker and Alexander Lanoszka - November 11, 2018 The First World War ended 100 years ago today. Scholars
How Brexit could kill Northern Ireland’s peace accords Kimberly Cowell-Meyers and Carolyn Gallaher - April 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_70043" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A billboard in West Belfast, shown Dec.
Northern Ireland is in crisis because of a dispute over language Cera Murtagh and Allison McCulloch - March 2, 2018 When Northern Ireland’s nationalists and unionists made peace in 1998,
The yearly Corruption Perceptions Index just came out. Who got the gold medal? Dan Hough - February 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69521" align="aligncenter" width="960"] New Zealand had the top scores
The Irish border has crashed Brexit negotiations. Here’s what you need to know. Henry Farrell - December 4, 2017 A couple of hours ago, the Financial Times top headline
Time to celebrate women’s gains in the U.K. election? Not so fast. Mary Nugent and Diana O'Brien - June 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59660" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as
A record number of LGBTQ people were just elected to the British Parliament Andrew Reynolds - June 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59644" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] (Andrew Cowie/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)[/caption]
Five things we just learned from the U.K. elections Tim Haughton and David Cutts - June 9, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/what-theresa-mays-tepid-win-means-for-britain/2017/06/09/f678f9c0-4d27-11e7-987c-42ab5745db2e_video.html Theresa May’s election gamble failed. Enticed by large leads
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election. Here’s what that means. Matthew Bergman - April 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57052" align="alignright" width="1024"] Theresa May has been Britain's prime minister
What Thomas Hobbes can tell us about Donald Trump and conflicts of interest Bruce Peabody - December 4, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50555" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An exterior view of the hotel
The Brexit referendum: Britain between the past and the future Peter Hall - June 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42857" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The June 24 front page of
In America, polarization is a problem. In Britain, it could be a solution. - February 20, 2014 Robert Ford is Lecturer in Politics at the University of