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| Twenty five years ago the Good Friday Agreement brought peace to Northern Ireland. But while the treaty has saved thousands of lives, it has also resulted in a brittle and unstable government. Could this jeopardise the future of peace? 00:00 - The Good Friday Agreement then and now 02:49 - Northern Ireland’s history 03:56 - What did the Good Friday Agreement change? 05:41 - The impact of Brexit 07:07 - The legacy of violence 09:16 - Modern day sectarianism 12:16 - The trouble with power-sharing government Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Thanks to the Belfast Agreement, Northern Ireland is a better place: https://econ.st/435sqgJ Northern Ireland’s arts have blossomed. But divisions endure: https://econ.st/3KBrWIb The new Brexit deal is the best Britain can expect. Support it: https://econ.st/3KpcOxx Rishi Sunak’s uphill struggle to make Brexit work in Northern Ireland: https://econ.st/3lYwf6O The Good Friday Agreement rests on the DUP’s ability to compromise: https://econ.st/3nB6VnS A thaw in Britain’s frozen union: https://econ.st/40wE9Dg Are Catholics now the majority in Northern Ireland?: https://econ.st/3M6S5zK Remembering David Trimble, an architect of the Good Friday Agreement: https://econ.st/3TYqz9m The Northern Ireland protocol enrages some businesses, pleases others: https://econ.st/3Zq4l1a Sinn Féin has become Northern Ireland's biggest party: https://econ.st/439lIqi Nationalists are set for a historic win in Northern Ireland's vote: https://econ.st/3nDNFG8 The Good Friday deal deferred the issue of Irish unity to the future: https://econ.st/3Zrpvff Devolution is making the United Kingdom chronically miserable: https://econ.st/40wEplI The Good Friday deal deferred the issue of Irish unity to the future: https://econ.st/40R5TlX Irish unification is becoming likelier: https://econ.st/40xb5vt Northern Irish devolution collapses—again: https://econ.st/3U19Our Watch: Disputed Borders: Northern Ireland: https://econ.st/3nzZi0Z Listen: “Voters could choose a party that does not want the country to exist”—Elections in Northern Ireland: https://econ.st/3TYJelu |
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