Abstract Northern Ireland, still recovering from a decades-old conflict, continues to be a unique focus for US diplomatic interest. This article enriches knowledge on the continuing utility of state-led diplomatic intervention in a conflict-affected region. The Irish peace process is a leading example of conflict-resolution being achieved by aligning international influence. The region’s fragile political situation was complicated by the UK’s exit from the European Union. Over the past ten years of fraught UK-EU negotiations, successive US administrations have intervened at key moments, applying varying levels of diplomatic pressure that have tested the resilience of the Anglo-American relationship. Brexit precipitated a profound realignment in UK politics, the effects of which have been felt acutely in Northern Ireland through economic disruption, sustained political volatility, and also by intensifying debates over its constitutional future. The bureaucratic management of the Joe Biden administration’s foreign policy towards Northern Ireland was significant. American intercession was overseen by the National Security Council. This entity’s attention towards the region, as a serving US diplomat stated, was “extremely high”.
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