Lessons from Northern Ireland’s Peace
The Good Friday Agreement, which brought peace to Northern Ireland, was signed 25 years ago. Although every conflict is unique, differentiated by cause, duration, outside support, and many other factors, some lessons from the process that led to the accord are discernible and worth discerning.
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LONDON – Twenty-five years ago, I, along with Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, US President Bill Clinton, and the leaders of Northern Ireland’s four main political parties, presented what became known as the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). That accord resolved a conflict that had caused thousands of deaths and untold grief and destruction for decades, arguably for centuries.