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Twenty five years ago the Good Friday Agreement brought peace to Northern Ireland. But while the treaty has saved thousands of lives, it has also resulted in a brittle and unstable government. Could this jeopardise the future of peace? 00:00 - The Good Friday Agreement then and now 02:49 - Northern Ireland’s history 03:56 - What did the Good Friday Agreement change? 05:41 - The impact of Brexit 07:07 - The legacy of violence 09:16 - Modern day sectarianism 12:16 - The trouble with power-sharing government Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: Thanks to the Belfast Agreement, Northern Ireland is a better place: Unblock Northern Ireland’s power-sharing assembly: Northern Ireland’s arts have blossomed. But divisions endure: Listen: “The hope of 1998 now seems distant; Northern Ireland’s politics are stuck”—the Good Friday Agreement at 25: The new Brexit deal is the best Britain can expect. Support it: Rishi Sunak’s uphill struggle to make Brexit work in Northern Ireland: The Good Friday Agreement rests on the DUP’s ability to compromise: A thaw in Britain’s frozen union: Are Catholics now the majority in Northern Ireland?: Remembering David Trimble, an architect of the Good Friday Agreement: The Northern Ireland protocol enrages some businesses, pleases others: Sinn Féin has become Northern Ireland's biggest party: Nationalists are set for a historic win in Northern Ireland's vote: The Good Friday deal deferred the issue of Irish unity to the future: Devolution is making the United Kingdom chronically miserable: The Good Friday deal deferred the issue of Irish unity to the future: Irish unification is becoming likelier: Northern Irish devolution collapses—again: Watch: Disputed Borders: Northern Ireland: Listen: “Voters could choose a party that does not want the country to exist”—Elections in Northern Ireland:
