PERSPEKTIVE SJEVERNOIRSKOG SUKOBA: KRAJ IRA-E ILl JEDINSTVENA IRSKA. (Polish)

FUTURE PROSPECTS OF CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND:THE END OF IRA OR UNITED IRELAND. (English)

Decisions made by "Provisional" Irish Republican Army to abandon armed struggle and to disarm in July and September 2005. have an important influence on peace process and overall developments in Northern Ireland, as well as a historical significance. These decisions were not made ad hoc. They evolved gradually during a 25 year period. This period is characterized by the transformation of Republican movement, which transformed from a dominantly armed organization to a dominantly political organization. Historical significance of decisions to disarm and abandon armed struggle is manifested in the fact that they in a certain way represent the end of the Irish Republican Army. On the other hand, these decisions are part of Republican strategy for the 21st century. It is a strategy for peace, formulated in a phrase "with a ballot paper in both hands" and with it, in the 21st century, Republicans will try to achieve their several centuries old goal of unified Irish republic on entire territory of Irish island. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Odluke 'Privremene' Irske republikanske armije o napuštanju oružane borbe i razoružanju iz srpnja i rujna 2005. ne samo da imaju bitan utjecaj na sjevernoirski mirovni proces i ukupne događaje u Sjevernoj Irskoj, već imaju i povijesni značaj. Te odluke nisu ad hoc karaktera. One su nastajale postupno, u razdoblju od 25 godina. Riječ je o razdoblju koje karakterizira transformacija republikanskog pokreta koji se od dominantno oružane organizacije pretvorio u dominantno političku organizaciju. Povijesni značaj odluka o razoružanju i odustajanju od oružane borbe ogleda se u tome što na određeni način predstavljaju i kraj Irske republikanske armije. S druge strane, te su odluke dio republikanske strategije za 21. stoljeće. Riječ je o mirovnoj strategiji, formuliranoj u sintagmi "s glasačkim listićem u obje ruke" kojom će republikanci tijekom 21. stolječa nastojati ostvariti svoj višestoljetni ideal jedinstvene irske republike na teritoriju cjelokupnog irskog otoka. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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