Negotiating the Good Friday Agreement and Ending the Ukraine War

This article argues that an understanding of the successful process which led to Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (GFA) provides a useful context for constraints and opportunities peace making in Ukraine. In Northern Ireland political actors took pragmatic Realist approach negotiations using range skills, including manipulation deception, bring various contrasting often antagonistic audiences support or acquiesce Good Agreement. Accommodation was achieved against determined efforts British Conservative Republican ‘Dissident’ Militarists, who preferred ‘moral certainties’ war conciliation messy morality politics making. The applied some hope negotiated end Ukraine war.