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SOURCE: The Guardian
10/6/2022
United Ireland "Closer Now than it's Ever Been"
Both demographic change in the North and shifts in United Kingdom politics have made Irish reunification a reasonable possibility to discuss.
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9/18/2022
Boris Johnson's Legacy? It's Complicated
by Luke Reader
The British constitution depends on adherence to norms and tradition commonly called the "good chap" principle. Johnson's ministry raised troubling questions about what happens when No. 10 Downing is occupied by a different sort of chap.
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1/30/2022
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.
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1/16/2022
What Happens When the "End Times" are Now?
by Martyn Whittock
Evangelical Christianity's enthusiasm for viewing current events as markers of the End Times is nothing new, but those tempted to mockery should nevertheless recognize how politically potent those ideas can be.
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6/13/2021
American Conference for Irish Studies Connects the Past, Future of Irish-American Relations
by Mark Holan
The recent virtual American Conference for Irish Studies meeting convened scholars and diplomats to discuss challenges posed by Brexit and opportunities for cooperation between the United States, Northern Ireland, and the Republic.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
4/15/2021
Why the Hope for Peace is Waning in Northern Ireland
by James Waller
"The Troubles, the decades-long Catholic uprising against British rule starting in the 1960s, began with Catholic frustration over a government that would not leave. If widespread violence returns, it will be because of Protestant frustration over a government that would not stay."
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SOURCE: The Guardian
2/25/2020
On Behalf of All 'Future Historians,’ Leave Us Out of Your Brexit Rants
by Charlotte Lydia Riley
The people who invoke historians of the future are less keen on listening to actually existing historians today.
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SOURCE: Smithsonian Mag
1/30/20
A Not-So-Brief History of Scottish Independence
This primer covers Scottish sovereignty from the Roman era to the Jacobite revolts, the 2014 referendum and Brexit.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
1/30/20
Why Britain Brexited
by Tom McTague
For decades, the country has struggled with the challenge facing the modern nation-state: how to balance control and influence.
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12/22/19
Brexit and the End of the United Kingdom
by Ed Simon
Because of Boris Johnson’s ascendancy, it must be considered that it is not only inevitable that there won’t be a United Kingdom again, but that it’s necessary that there shouldn’t be.
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SOURCE: The Independent
12/5/19
Brexit will ultimately destabilise Europe, historians fear
Experts on European politics and history are shocked by the imbalance in the media coverage – and are warning of the probably consequences.
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11/5/19
The Ghosts of Founders Past
by Jason Pack
Halloween held a ghoulish surprise for American President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. As a result of their hubris, they were both forced to watch their longstanding dreams of unbridled executive authority die in the ditch of rule of law.
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SOURCE: The Guardian
10/20/19
Have you heard of the catastrophic men theory of history? Step forward Boris Johnson...
by Nick Cohen
Self-interested and reckless leadership defines too much of our past – and present.
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SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
10/13/19
American Brexit
by Tom Engelhardt
It’s Not Just Britain Headed for the Subbasement of Imperial History.
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SOURCE: History Today
Accessed 9/26/19
Are There Any Meaningful Historical Analogies for Brexit? Historians Respond.
Featuring Ali Ansari, Miranda Malins, D.H. Robinson, and Jonathan Fitzgibbons.
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9/8/19
Sir Ian Kershaw on His Latest Book, Brexit, and the Future of Europe
by David O’Connor
"The EU has come a long way and, as Brexit shows, the networks built up over previous decades are extremely complex."
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SOURCE: The Conversation
9/3/19
The American Founders made sure the president could never suspend Congress
by Eliga Gould
Given the similarities between the U.S. and U.K. political systems and the personal parallels – and affection – between Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump, Americans might wonder whether the president has a similar power to suspend Congress.
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SOURCE: The Guardian
8/1/19
Expecting Ireland to be servile is part of a long British tradition
by Richard McMahon
The Brexit crisis is another example of how the UK so often ignores the consequences of its conduct on its neighbour.
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7/31/19
All the world’s a stage when you’re Boris Johnson basking in the no-deal-Brexit spotlight
by Esau Williams
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, the boy who once said he wanted to be ‘world king,’ has finally realized his life-long ambition of becoming British Prime Minister.
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SOURCE: Time
July 26, 2019
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson Rode the Same Wave Into Power. History Suggests the Parallels Won’t Stop There
by David Kaiser
The history of Anglo-American relations and how Trump and Johnson will utilize them.
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