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March 12, 2009
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An interesting piece on Loyalists and their activities in Northern Ireland.
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March 30, 2008
Op-Ed
Star-Ledger
Michael Moran writes that the parties to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could learn from the success of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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July 25, 2007
Op-Ed
American Prospect
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May 7, 2007
Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
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March 14, 2007
Audio
Listen to Bertie Ahern, prime minister of the Republic of Ireland, discuss the peace process with Northern Ireland and its relations with the rest of Europe.
March 14, 2007
Transcript
Irish Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern, addresses Council members as the 2007 Russell C. Leffingwell Lecturer.
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March 14, 2007
Video
Watch Bertie Ahern, prime minister of the Republic of Ireland, discuss the peace process with Northern Ireland and its relations with the rest of Europe.
Updated: March 9, 2007
Daily Analysis
Northern Ireland’s effort to cement the gains of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement can only succeed if pro-British unionists and separatist Sinn Fein republicans can share power after Wednesday’s vote.
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February 2, 2007
Daily Analysis
A vote by Sinn Féin to endorse the police force in Northern Ireland has the potential to revive the power-sharing arrangements called for in the 1998 Good Friday accord.
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September 21, 2006
Video
Watch Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, discuss the future of the Northern Ireland peace process.
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