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The backstop: shifting goalposts, shifting red lines

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Having physical infrastructure and additional checks and controls away from the border does not avoid a hard border; it simply places the hardened post-Brexit border elsewhere says Lisa Whitten and David Phinnemore.

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Boris, Brexit, and the Border: An incendiary mix

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The Irish border has become something of a potential tripwire for Boris Johnson’s premiership says Dr Katy Hayward

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Brexit, Tourism and the border

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This summer has seen a slump in tourism in the southern border counties. Dr Lisa Wilson of the Nevin Economic Research Institute describes the impact that the current Brexit approach is already having on the tourism sector in Ireland.

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Recent no-deal threats show dangerous disregard for Northern Ireland and its fragile peace

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With Brexit day approaching and the risk of no deal contributing to a growing sense of crisis in Northern Ireland, Dr Katy Hayward argues that the backstop is needed to protect hard-won peace.

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The British-Irish centre ground in a British-Irish crisis

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One hundred years on from its formation, can Northern Ireland become a ‘normal’ society? Dr Katy Hayward explores the potential for a centre ground and the meaning of normality in Northern Ireland.

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No-deal Brexit moves from fantasy machismo into stark reality

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With 40,000 jobs at risk in Northern Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Dr Katy Hayward argues that there is an urgent need for political leadership at the devolved regional level

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Achieving a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland in the wake of Brexit

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Dr Anne Smith from Ulster University and Professor Colin Harvey explore how Brexit might prove a constitutional moment for a rights-based approach to good governance in Northern Ireland, leading to the adoption of a Bill of Rights.

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What do 11-year-olds think about Brexit?

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The implications of Brexit will be felt most by future generations, yet children are excluded from the political process. Dr Katrina Lloyd asks children in Northern Ireland what they really think about politicians, politics and Brexit.

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Brexit extended, but for how long?

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Professor David Phinnemore casts an eye over the latest extension agreed in the Brexit process.

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Why is the UK planning to cut tariffs on most imports in the event of a no-deal Brexit?

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Dr Billy Melo Araujo provides some answers to help explain the UK’s contingency plans to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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What do the public think about the backstop?

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Professor John Garry looks at recent survey results to see what the public in Northern Ireland thinks about the backstop.

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What happens to the border if there’s no deal?

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Dr Katy Hayward explains what might happen to the Irish border if no deal is reached on Brexit.

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