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The British-Irish centre ground in a British-Irish crisis

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One hundred years on from its formation, can Northern Ireland become a ‘normal’ society? Dr Katy Hayward explores the potential for a centre ground and the meaning of normality in Northern Ireland.

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Brexit, the island of Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement

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It would be regrettable if Brexit undermined the efforts made to build constructive relationships across these islands in the last 20 years says Professor Colin Harvey.

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Avoiding a hard Irish border: Time to move from magical thinking to specific solutions

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Progress on the issue of Northern Ireland/Ireland must be made before the European Council summit in June 2018 says Dr Katy Hayward.

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The Northern Ireland/Ireland Border, Regulatory Alignment and Brexit

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Professor David Phinnemore and Dr Katy Hayward look at some principles and options in light of the UK-EU Joint Report of 8 December 2017.

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Will the Irish question be solved?

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Professor Dagmar Schiek looks at the Irish question in respect to Brexit and highlights some of the legal perspectives of the pre-Christmas ‘deal’ on Northern Ireland.

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The language of ‘flexible and imaginative’ solutions is unique to the Irish dimension of Brexit

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Professor David Phinnemore argues that at the heart of the commitment of all parties involved in the exit negotiations is the desire to ensure that Brexit does not in any way undermine the Northern Ireland peace process.

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Northern Ireland’s Brexit border: the promise of invisibility

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Professor John Garry shares some initial thoughts on the recent UK position papers as part of the Brexit negotiations.

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Irish Unity Report: Reunification of Ireland or unity amongst those who want unity?

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In the first of a two-part article, Professor John Barry casts a critical eye over the recent Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement report on Brexit and the Future of Ireland.

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Irish Unity Report: Reunification of Ireland or unity amongst those who want unity? Part 2

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In the final part of his two-part article, Professor John Barry continues his review of the recent Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement report and asks whether the report is simply preaching to the converted when it comes to Irish unity.

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How does the lack of agreement in Northern Ireland bode for Brexit?

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“Any future bespoke arrangements for post-Brexit Northern Ireland will need to include models that work both at the high level of governance and at the ground level of technical application.”

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The Irish Border as a Customs Frontier after Brexit

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When the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, the status of its land border with the Republic of Ireland will inevitably change says Dr Katy Hayward.

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A hard Irish border is quite possible, a frictionless one is an oxymoron

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The prospects for frictionless and invisible solutions for the Irish border after Brexit are limited. Dr Katy Hayward
outlines a practical summary of the difference that would be made by a hard Brexit to the movement of goods across the Irish border.

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