Opinion – Scottish Foreign Policy in the Brexit Era
Scotland will become diverge from the UK on European and international affairs post Brexit and it will have to navigate a variable and unstable world in advocating its interests and values.
An Intimate Friendship between Scotland and the European Union?
The Brexit is a God-given gift for Scottish nationalists.
Scotland: If Not Independence Then a Federacy?
If Scotland were to go down the federacy route, the old-age debate of whether or not Europe can be viewed as a part of its domestic competences would return.
Anarchy in the UK? Debating the Scottish Referendum Aftermath: Part 2
The UK’s major parties and international partners, especially the USA, do not want the kind of security or defence posture that has been discussed in Scotland in recent months.
Anarchy in the UK? Debating the Scottish Referendum Aftermath: Part 1
The UK public have an appetite for change but not for unpredictability. That makes the whole process a political minefield running up to the 2015 General Election.
Rumsfeldian Logic and the Debate on Scottish Independence
Whether Scotland votes yes or no in 2014, future years seem to only offer the certainty of doubt. However, we know to a certain degree where such ambiguities & uncertainties are likely to emerge.
Scottish Energy and Catalan Hope
The necessity to control one’s economic, political and cultural space in the global market seems to indicate that the separatist sentiment among the Scottish and the Catalans will continue to grow.
Scotland, Independence and the European Union
An unusual situation exists where there seems to be no formal mechanism within the EU over what would happen if Scotland separated from the UK and sought EU membership.
