Chasing shadows from the sea? Brexit and the Good Friday Agreement Introduction The Good Friday Agreement, which is also known as the Belfast Agreement, was signed on Good Friday, 10 April 1998. Brexit, the Irish backstop, and the Good Friday Agreement / Irish The Good Friday or Belfast Agreement was a political deal designed to bring an end to 30 years of violent conflict known as the Troubles. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/840655/Agreement_on_the_withdrawal_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland_from_the_European_Union_and_the_European_Atomic_Energy_Community.pdf [Accessed 30/11/20]. By definition, the agreement deferred major issues to the future. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. is, hours after voting to leave it. Sweezy, A., Yeandle, A. Report: The very least it deserves is another of those itll never happen moments. Wants a U.S. Trade Deal. Brexit Fallout Could Collapse the Good Friday Agreement, Click + to receive email alerts for new stories written by, Irelands top diplomat warned that the lingering dispute between the United Kingdom and the European Union over post-Brexit border arrangements. In due course Ireland changed its constitution to remove the 62-year-old territorial claim on the six counties of Northern Ireland after a referendum. The agreement never resolved the source of this fear. Center Forward. Biden warned Johnson not to let the standoff over trade imperil the peace in Northern Ireland that followed the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Ireland, which holds the rotating chairmanship for the U.N. Security Council this month, has played an outsized diplomatic role in chairing high-level U.N. meetings on climate security and the Middle East. Newly declassified documents contain important lessons for U.S. China policy. Brinkmanship in the Brexit negotiations might ultimately end in a no deal outcome, a worse endgame for both parties for an array of social, political and economic rationales. https://ec.europa.eu/info/european-union-and-united-kingdom-forging-new-partnership/eu-uk-withdrawal-agreement_en. Borders are emotional and psychological. The Guardian, 08 September. The Europe Desk is a podcast launched by the BMW Center for German and European Studies where leading experts discuss the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic cooperation today. (Required). Brexit Fallout Could 'Collapse' the Good Friday Agreement Stay updated on the topics you care about with email alerts. It was a masterclass in constructive ambiguity, allowing all sides to agree to disagree and maintain their opposing goals, albeit through peaceful means. were subject to British Army security checks, no devolved government - set up by the Good Friday Agreement - in Northern Ireland since February 2022, it will take time before coming to a decision, Trump mistrial request denied in NY rape lawsuit, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo dies, DeSantis-backed board votes to countersue Disney, Explosion derails train in Russian border region, Russia launches missile attacks on Ukraine, Father tells how gunman opened fire on Texas home, US rock band Aerosmith announce farewell tour, NFL player's daughter, aged two, drowns in pool, Street piano confiscated as public 'break rules'.