IDL-103: Lecture ¹

Lecture 10: Counterterrorism in Ireland and Britain

Dr. Laura Donohue

Internet Research Materials:

Questions for Seminar Discussions:

What are the productive and counter-productive consequences of introducing “special courts” as a counterterrorism measure?

Key terms:

“Tit-for-tat” strategy (NI Loyalists)

The Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985)

“North-South” strand of peace process

“East-West” strand of peace process

“Ulster says ‘No’” (Ian Paisley)

1993 Downing Street Declaration

Decommissioning vs. Demilitarization

1998 The Good Friday Agreement

1998 Omagh bombing (Real IRA)

“The 3 strands” of the peace process (North-South relations; East-West relations; and Catholic-Protestant relations within Northern Ireland)