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Northern Irish unionists are anxious, too, and for good reason.
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Jeremy Shapiro, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2020
Volkswagen on Friday dismissed the unionists’ most recent proposals as insufficient.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024
When the effort failed in 1969, British troops arrived to keep the peace, but ultimately ushered in the mounting violence and upheaval of The Troubles, leading to a 30-year military occupation and unyielding, seemingly insurmountable entrenchment by both unionists and loyalists.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Biden encouraged consecutive British governments to settle any outstanding issues with the European Union in order to preserve the fragile balance between mostly Catholic Irish Republican communities and mainly Protestant unionist communities in Northern Ireland.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2023
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Jeremy Shapiro, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2020
Volkswagen on Friday dismissed the unionists’ most recent proposals as insufficient.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024
When the effort failed in 1969, British troops arrived to keep the peace, but ultimately ushered in the mounting violence and upheaval of The Troubles, leading to a 30-year military occupation and unyielding, seemingly insurmountable entrenchment by both unionists and loyalists.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Biden encouraged consecutive British governments to settle any outstanding issues with the European Union in order to preserve the fragile balance between mostly Catholic Irish Republican communities and mainly Protestant unionist communities in Northern Ireland.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 9 Mar. 2023
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“Unionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionist. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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