Garret Martin, American University School of International Service
Even though the UK is officially out of the EU on Jan. 31, it’ll take at least another 11 months of negotiations before its departure is complete.
“Under my leadership Australia’s international engagement will be squarely driven by Australia’s national interests”, said Morrison.
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Delivering the Lowy Lecture on Thursday night, Morrison said Australia “cannot afford to leave it to others to set the standards that will shape our global economy”.
The U.K. prime minister sought to suppress Parliamentary opponents, saying he – not they – represents the will of the British people. It put Queen Elizabeth II in a real bind.
Are Labour MPs overthinking how angry their constituents would be if they took a different stance on Brexit?
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The UK’s agonizing efforts to find a path out of the European Union is beginning to look a lot like a game or riddle with no solution – and certainly no winners.
Protesters gather outside parliament while MPs vote inside.
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Back in 2016, the Brexit vote and US presidential election seemed like a nationalist one-two punch that could knock out the European Union. Instead, EU support actually rose, new research shows.
A few billion is not a massive amount compared to the government’s total budget for the year. But it could significantly help school and police budgets.
A worker answers a telephone in the office of pro-Brexit group Leave.EU in London, February 2016.
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The history of Britain’s vote to exit from the European Union, known as Brexit, is not a tale of populist resentment toward globalization. It is a top-down story of leaders and elite ideology.