Sectarianism

The Sectarian Element in Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

by Knox Thames

Despite a broadly common affiliation with Orthodoxy, Russian imperialism seeks to supplant the authority of Ukrainian Orthodox sects with a Russian Orthodoxy more aligned with Putin's regime. 

At 50th Anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" Peace Feels Less Certain

by Mark Holan

A hometown headline 50 years ago introduced the author to the Troubles in Northern Ireland; at the anniversary of Derry's "Bloody Sunday" a hard-won peace feels precarious. 

What the U.S. Can Learn from the History of Northern Ireland

by Andrew Sanders

British soldiers deployed to Northern Ireland in 1969 in an operation intended to be a temporary action to quell sectarian violence and inflammatory mob and police attacks on Catholic civil rights advocates. They remained until 2007, a lesson that American politicians should heed. 

Covering the Troubles in Northern Ireland

by Ron Steinman

I covered the Troubles in Northern Ireland for NBC News for four years, from the summer of 1969 until 1973. Even as a journalist with significant experience covering conflict, I knew I was in for a new ride.