How to break the Brexit logjam

The EU and Britain have locked horns on the border issue, but there is a way forward

The European Council meeting on December 15 has to decide whether sufficient progress has been made in phase one of the Brexit negotiations (dealing with Britain’s financial contribution, citizens’ rights and the border issue on the island of Ireland) to permit the negotiations to proceed to phase two (the future relationship between the EU27 and Britain).

The border issue is of crucial importance to all who live on the island of Ireland: socially, ...