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Geopolitics

The Good Friday Agreement's Unlearned Lesson: Why Imperial Powers Fear People-Centric Peace

The Good Friday Agreement provides a master class in conflict resolution, demonstrating that patience, compromise, and popular participation are essential for enduring peace. It is a profound indictment of Western-led, elite-driven negotiations, like the failed Dayton and Oslo Accords, which ignored the people and served only to freeze conflicts in the service of imperial interests.

US Politics

A 'Fantastic' Gamble: Trump's Casual Brinkmanship on Irish Unity and the Cost of Impulsive Diplomacy

During a visit to his Irish golf course, President Donald Trump expressed his personal opinion that a unified Ireland would be 'fantastic,' wading into a deeply complex and historically charged political issue. Such casual commentary from a sitting American president on a foreign nation's sovereignty, rooted in a painful history of conflict, demonstrates a reckless disregard for diplomatic stability and the careful, institutional work that underpins international peace.