and the of the University of Notre Dame鈥檚 will host the inaugural Nanovic Washington Policy Forum, 鈥�,鈥� on Thursday (Oct. 24). The event will take place at the Keough 91视频鈥檚 Washington, D.C., office.听
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鈥檚 Seminar for Transnational European 91视频 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.听
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鈥橲ullivan, former European Union ambassador to the United States, said in his , 鈥淏rexit 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.鈥�
Against the backdrop of the United Kingdom鈥檚 pledge to withdraw from the EU on Oct. 31, the Nanovic Institute and Keough-Naughton Institute will convene five experts to discuss Brexit鈥檚 impact on Ireland, the United States鈥� 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鈥檚 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.
鈥淲e are delighted to launch our new Nanovic Washington Policy Forum at the Keough 91视频 of Global Affairs鈥� Washington office,鈥� said William Collins Donahue, director of the Nanovic Institute. 鈥淭he 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.鈥澛�
Maura Policelli, executive director of the Keough 91视频鈥檚 office in Washington, D.C., and associate professor of the practice, said, 鈥淓vents such as the Nanovic Washington Policy Forum illustrate that the Keough 91视频 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.鈥�
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more information, visit .听
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