Bankrupt politics: the IRA
Article Abstract:
The Oct 1996 bombing of an army base in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, by the IRA will not help efforts to negotiate a peace between the UK and the terrorist group. The reasons behind the bombings are not clear, and the IRA will not lay down its weapons to resume negotiations.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Not always so polite
Article Abstract:
The army has become a source of controversy in Northern Ireland, due to its confrontations with locals citizens. There is growing political pressure to change the leadership and supervision of the army and its policing activities.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Polite, patrician, tough
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France's new prime minister Edouard Balladur is known as being cold and haughty, but he also has a reputation for being a strong economic manager. Balladur is also respected because he is not a career politician.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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