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From certain war to uncertain peace: Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement turns 20

  • Written by John W. Mackey, Chair and Senior Lecturer, Social Sciences, Boston University
After signing the Good Friday Agreement, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, U.S. Sen. George Mitchell and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.AP Photo

In 1988, one of Northern Ireland’s most divisive Protestant politicians rose to his feet and shouted at Pope John Paul II, who was addressing the European Parliament, “I denounce you as the...

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