Brexit

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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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• SOURCE: The New York Times
  July 27, 2019
  

  Winston Churchill Would Despise Boris Johnson

  by Ian Buruma

  Britain’s new leader has a sadly exaggerated sense of the importance his country will have after Brexit.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  7/24/19
  

  How the failure of popular politics triggered the rise of Boris Johnson

  by Jesse Tumblin

  Instead of solving intractable problems, public referendums simply exacerbate them.