Tag: GFA
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Understanding the role of European Council summits in reaching the Good Friday Agreement
One of the most sensitive issues during the Brexit process has been the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on Northern Ireland. Darren Litter argues that against this backdrop, the important role that European Council summits played in the Northern Ireland peace process has largely been overlooked.
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A Northern Ireland border poll
The prospect of a vote in Northern Ireland on Irish unity – a border poll, as it is often called – is more and more discussed. The Constitution Unit has published a report by Alan Whysall, Senior Honorary Research Associate of the Unit, which aims to set out the key issues, and stimulate discussion.
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The Good Friday Agreement remains high on the Brexit agenda, for now
Following a recent conference at Queen’s University, Jamie Pow summarises some of the main themes arising from the discussions led by some of the world’s leading scholars of the Good Friday Agreement and European politics.
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Good Friday Agreement at 20: worth celebrating?
Jonathan Powell, chief government negotiator in Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2007 and one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, reflects on how the agreement has served Northern Ireland over the past 20 years.
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Irish Unity Report: Reunification of Ireland or unity amongst those who want unity? Part 2
In the final part of his two-part article, Professor John Barry continues his review of the recent Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement report and asks whether the report is simply preaching to the converted when it comes to Irish unity.
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How does the lack of agreement in Northern Ireland bode for Brexit?
“Any future bespoke arrangements for post-Brexit Northern Ireland will need to include models that work both at the high level of governance and at the ground level of technical application.”