The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
A new report by the Northern Ireland Development Group makes the case for 'total transformation' of loyalist paramilitary groups. It raises important questions worth considering in more detail.
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Clear-headed open source investigations and analysis by Aaron Edwards, author, academic and security analyst.
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No Smoke Without Fire?
There have been conflicting reports about the involvement of loyalist paramilitaries in the recent riots in Northern Ireland - but what is the truth of the matter?
The Vanishing Commissar
As the fallout over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues, Queen's University in Belfast has cut all its ties with its former Chancellor, Senator George J. Mitchell
Stones Left Unturned: Op Kenova, Collusion and the IRA Assassination of John Bingham
The publication of the Operation Kenova report into a British spy network inside the IRA has left one trail to run cold: Collusion in the murder of Loyalists
Northern Ireland's Past is an Active Crime Scene
Another week, another refusal by the National Archives to release material into the public domain.
Mainland UDA Brigade Stands Down
The London UDA claims to have transitioned into an "old comrades association" – what does this mean for Northern Ireland’s loyalist paramilitaries?
UVF to Issue “General Order of Disbandment”
Sources close to the UVF tell me that the group’s leadership is close to making a deal with the British government on what is being referred to as a “General Order of Disbandment.”
Paramilitary Group Transition and the Sunk-Cost Fallacy
Why the process of 'conflict transformation' has failed to tackle paramilitarism
The UVF Sink the Wink!
How I broke the news of Winston Irvine's expulsion from the UVF
D-Day for the UVF
It has become clear from further reports finding their way to me from multiple sources that a secret meeting did indeed take place on the Shankill on Wednesday night.
No More Nods for the Wink
My sources close to the UVF have confirmed to me that a secret meeting of the 1st Belfast Battalion of the organisation was held last night in the Shankill.
Captain Robert Nairac GC
Why Re-Investigate One of the Darkest Moments in the Troubles?
CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXTREME PERIL
The Murder and Disappearance of Captain Robert Nairac GC - Part 1
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework Agreement announced earlier this week has been greeted positively in Great Britain.