Northern Ireland's Fragile Peace Threatened by Terrorism Alert and Political Vacuum.

President Biden is defiant over his upcoming trip to Northern Ireland despite the UK government increasing the threat of a terrorist attack to "severe" due to a rise in nationalist militancy. The President is visiting to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The threat level was raised following several attacks on police, including one that targeted an off-duty officer last month. Although violent attacks in Northern Ireland largely dropped following the Good Friday Agreement, nationalist dissidence did not diminish entirely.