Bringing in the ‘international’: the IRA ceasefire and the end of the Cold War
Bringing in the ‘international’: the IRA ceasefire and the end of the Cold War
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引入“国际”：爱尔兰共和军停火和冷战的结束
DOI：
10.2307/2624463
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发表时间：
1997
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
M. Cox
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作者：
M. Cox
本文认为，1994年8月31日爱尔兰共和军的停火是爱尔兰历史上的一个重大转折点。然而，它坚持认为，迄今为止关于停火的讨论过于狭隘。特别是，它表明爱尔兰共和军的决定不仅是爱尔兰内部因素的结果，而且还反映了更广泛的国际秩序的变化：特别是冷战结束所带来的变化。然后，文章详细讨论了这些变化，并由此得出结论，一个以前不存在的政治空间现在存在。然而，我们应该警惕错误的乐观。冷战的结束可能使许多人曾经认为不可能的事情成为可能：这是至关重要的。尽管如此，和平的爆发不应被错误地认定为“爱尔兰问题”的解决。未来虽然更加光明，但仍然不确定和不稳定。＊
This article argues that the IRA ceasefire of3l August 1994 represented a major turning-point in Irish history. However, it insists that the discussion about the ceasefire has thus far been too narrowly conceived. In particular, it suggests that the IRA decision was not just the result offactors internal to Ireland, but was also a reflection of changes in the wider international order: especially those brought about by the end of the Cold War. The article then discusses these changes in some detail and concludes from this that a political space now exists which did not exist before. However, we should be wary offalse optimism. The conclusion of the Cold War may have made things possible which many once thought impossible: and that is critically important. Nonetheless, the outbreak of peace should not be mistakenly identified as a solution to the 'Irish question'. The future, though brighter, remains uncertain andfluid. *