Ireland

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was an ardent supporter of Brexit during and after the 2016 referendum. The expectation was that Brexit would strengthen unionism. The reality is that the decision to leave the EU on the hardest possible…

Northern Ireland was largely ignored by Boris Johnson’s government when it pursued its Brexit deal. That neglect continues now. One of the worst mistakes was sacking Julian Smith on 13 February 2020, a strong Secretary of State for Northern…

A trade deal with the US has long been a centerpiece of ambition for devoted Brexiteers. A pro-EU, Irish American candidate winning the 2020 presidential election is not what they expected. The fragile peace in Northern Ireland will yet…

In June 2017, then UK Prime Minister Theresa May called an election that lost the Conservatives’ parliamentary majority and made her party dependent on the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to form a government. The DUP, a fiercely pro-union…

Da quando convivono sotto lo stesso tetto europeo, Irlanda del Nord e Repubblica d’Irlanda vivono un periodo di pace e prosperità. Inoltre, la convivenza – garantita dagli accordi di pace del Venerdì santo del 1998 – conferisce a tutti i…