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America’s presidents and diplomats played a key part in ensuring 25 years of peace since the Good Friday Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement ended the region’s conflict but has struggled to underpin political stability
The Windsor framework repairs some of the damage done by Boris Johnson’s original Brexit agreement
At the start of the cold war, the ‘long telegram’ set out a blueprint for the west’s policy towards the USSR. It now offers lessons on living with Vladimir Putin’s Russia
Bellicose rhetoric from allies risks escalation; we must prepare to help in talks as we have in war
Frost’s huffing and puffing may be a negotiating tactic but it risks jeopardising peace and tipping Britain into a trade war
The Democratic Unionist party is right to be worried
There is no chance of the EU dropping the backstop as a demand for meeting him
Finally, the UK government has bowed to the inevitable with its ‘backstop’ proposal
The negotiations on trade will reveal Tory splits on more than Northern Ireland
Experience shows both sides are more likely to agree if a third party is involved
The Northern Irish party could bring down the Westminster government at any moment
Although the political path is working, Spain is unlikely to welcome the handover
The UK must refrain from overplaying its strengths and consult widely to seal a good deal
The departure of Britain’s top EU diplomat leaves the government exposed
A priority for a new PM is to be told the protocol for the UK deterrent, writes James Blitz
A round-up of the titles to remember
Danny Boyle’s art-heist movie; poison-pen psychodrama from François Ozon; gang-war and gang-peace
Penny Woolcock’s new film about her efforts to broker a truce between gangs in Birmingham is a tale of perseverance and love
Former PM aims ‘not to make money [but] to make a difference’
Civil society and intelligentsia say it is crucial not to isolate country
Bizarre machinery and activity was part of the Soviet game, writes John Lloyd
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