Articles by Sean Kay
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No More Troubles in Belfast…?
Sean Kay – The Washington Note,
26 Jul 2010
A major irony of the peace process is that it has left a vacuum in areas where in the past crime was dealt with by “street justice” – internal order provided by the nationalist and unionist paramilitary forces. Both sides’ paramilitary forces historically were deeply involved in criminal activity and violence. Now that they have accepted peace and disarmed, they are no longer there to enforce order within their own populations. At the same time, as the economy spirals downward, an entire generation of youth is now coming of age that has no idea what the peace process was or the horrifying events that preceded it.
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