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Peace in Northern Ireland: Why Now?
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Foreign Policy
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September 22, 1998
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Many individuals and factors have been credited with helping to bring about the peace accord in Northern Ireland, but there has been little mention of the part played by the growing influence of the European Union. This influence helped weaken the traditional stand take by many of the most adamant politicians in Northern Ireland.
When the British and Irish governments and political parties in Northern Ireland reached their historic agreement on April 10, 1998, on Northern Ireland's future, most news coverage credited a blend of British prime minister Tony Blair's feel-good diplomacy, U.S. president Bill Clinton's eager sponsorship, Unionist Party leader David Trimble's brave ...
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