Panel of experts to discuss Brexit, future of Ireland at inaugural Nanovic Washington Policy Forum | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Panel of experts to discuss Brexit, future of Ireland at inaugural Nanovic Washington Policy Forum Panel of experts to discuss Brexit, future of Ireland at inaugural Nanovic Washington Policy Forum Published: October 21, 2019 Author: Connor Bran Brexit Banksy The Nanovic Institute for European Studies and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies of the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs will host the inaugural Nanovic Washington Policy Forum, “Brexit, Brinkmanship, and the Future of Ireland: The Role of the U.S. in safeguarding the Northern Ireland Peace Process,” on Thursday (Oct. 24). The event will take place at the Keough School’s Washington, D.C., office.  The Nanovic Washington Policy Forum, an opportunity for high-level dialogue among experts most closely connected to contemporary global affairs issues, is a new signature event held annually during the Nanovic Institute’s Seminar for Transnational European Studies in Washington, D.C. Daniel Mulhall, ambassador of Ireland to the United States, and Andrew McCormick, Northern Ireland civil service director general for international relations, will provide the Irish perspective on Brexit for the forum panel.  Ireland and Northern Ireland have enjoyed a seamless border since 1998. Should Brexit occur, the risk of a hard border returns, and with it renewed instability in Ireland. David O’Sullivan, former European Union ambassador to the United States, said in his recent Nanovic Forum lecture, “Brexit is the worst thing that could have happened to Ireland from the point of view of Northern Ireland, because the entire success of the Good Friday agreement was predicated on joint membership in the European Union.” Against the backdrop of the United Kingdom’s pledge to withdraw from the EU on Oct. 31, the Nanovic Institute and Keough-Naughton Institute will convene five experts to discuss Brexit’s impact on Ireland, the United States’ role in facilitating peace in Northern Ireland, steps the U.S. might take to safeguard that legacy, and the challenges it may face in the process. The panel will also include U.S. policy perspectives from New York Congressman Peter King, co-chair of the Friends of Ireland Caucus; Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, member of the U.S. Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee; and Amanda Sloat, a Robert Bosch senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. Thomas Wright, director of the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings, will serve as the forum moderator. “We are delighted to launch our new Nanovic Washington Policy Forum at the Keough School of Global Affairs’ Washington office,” said William Collins Donahue, director of the Nanovic Institute. “The experts we are convening for the inaugural forum hail from both sides of the Atlantic and demonstrate that Brexit is a European issue with far-reaching, global implications.”  Maura Policelli, executive director of the Keough School’s office in Washington, D.C., and associate professor of the practice, said, “Events such as the Nanovic Washington Policy Forum illustrate that the Keough School of Global Affairs is poised to offer lasting and meaningful contributions to the global policy arena. The inaugural forum comes at a pivotal time in global affairs, and we are honored to host this accomplished panel at our Washington office.” The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more information, visit keough.nd.edu/event/brexit-brinkmanship-and-the-future-of-ireland-the-role-of-the-u-s-in-safeguarding-the-northern-ireland-peace-process.  Contact: Colleen Sharkey, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-9958, csharke2@nd.edu Posted In: International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 Nanovic Institute to welcome former President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture September 12, 2022 Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street … in different countries? For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn