European Union

Brexit: A European Perspective

Patrick Bijsmans and Russell Foster • Nov 16 2016 • Articles

Brexit has reignited old debates about the European project and poses new challenges for the UK, the EU, and non-EU European nations.

Review – Humane and Dignified?

Anna Lindley • Sep 25 2016 • Features

Despite some missed opportunities, this is a relevant and illuminating book for anyone interested in the experiences of people on the hard end of the immigration regime.

Brexit Symposium

Brexit is not a time-space exception, but rather a symptom of a systemic failure of democratic governance at the national and EU levels.

Interview – Mark Blyth

E-International Relations • Aug 13 2016 • Features

Mark Blyth discusses the crises of the European Union, the repercussions of Brexit, alternatives to austerity, and his position as a “reluctant Constructivist”.

Brexit’s Potentital Implications for Poland’s Position in the EU

Karol Chwedczuk-Szulc • Aug 9 2016 • Articles

For years, integration with Western institutions constituted Poland’s main foreign policy concern. Since Poland joined the EU foreign policy has followed an ad hoc path.

The European Response to the Syrian War: Pathologies Uncovered

Christiane Fröhlich • Jul 8 2016 • Articles

The EU must effectively address its migration pathologies and dysfunctionalities to fulfil its humanitarian promise to be a space of freedom, prosperity and rule of law

The Brexit and the Awkward Triangle: Britain, Turkey and the EU

Azriel Bermant and Gallia Lindenstrauss • Jul 8 2016 • Articles

Brexit might enable both Ankara and the EU to find a dignified face-saving solution over negotiations which have made little progress.

A Renewed Anglo-american Alliance? Putin’s Potential ‘Bregret’

Robert A. Saunders • Jul 2 2016 • Articles

Following Brexit, as Britain moves away from Europe (in spirit if not body), it will only become more ensconced in its Anglophone cocoon of geopolitical partners.

Brexit and China

Kerry Brown • Jun 30 2016 • Articles

If Brexit was a sharp sign of a global popular revolt against political elites, nothing about it will be reassuring to the Chinese government and Party.

Brexit! The Result and Its Implications

David Cutts • Jun 29 2016 • Articles

The UK’s exit represents a fundamental challenge for those advocates of an ‘ever closer union’ and EU leaders are conscious of the need to avoid further fragmentation.

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