Why Northern Ireland Is the Most Serious Obstacle to Brexit

Why Northern Ireland Is the Most Serious Obstacle to Brexit
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Scotland has garnered more headlines because Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has argued that Scots, who voted strongly for Remain, deserve a second independence referendum  when the British government finally does leave the European Union. But if ‘Remain' proponents are looking to the one part of the United Kingdom that could impossibly prevent Article 50's invocation, they should look to Northern Ireland, where Brexit could unravel two decades of peace, and where Brexit is already causing some anxiety about the region's future.

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