Beyond Good Friday: the future of peace in Northern Ireland

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

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Thanks to the Belfast Agreement, Northern Ireland is a better place: https://econ.st/435sqgJ

Unblock Northern Ireland’s power-sharing assembly: https://econ.st/3Kuwqiw

Northern Ireland’s arts have blossomed. But divisions endure: https://econ.st/3KBrWIb

Listen: “The hope of 1998 now seems distant; Northern Ireland’s politics are stuck”—the Good Friday Agreement at 25: https://econ.st/3MtVV6a

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