As Europe discusses the reasons behind and reaction to the Brexit thunderclap, some in the UK are already seeing business opportunities – through the free ports, a notion abandoned by the EU.
The opportunity for emerging political figures to make their mark is considerable.
The Conversation
Here are five political leaders from around the world who are emerging as significant talents and possible contenders for influence in 2017 and beyond.
Italian police at a press conference after Berlin attacker was killed in Italy.
AP Photo/Luca Bruno
The Berlin terror attack at the end of 2016 will have major political implications for Germany’s elections this year and an uneasy European Union, writes a German studies scholar.
The original scroll on which the Marquis de Sade wrote the draft of ‘The 120 Days of Sodom.’
Christophe Ena/AP Photo
Joseph Downing, London School of Economics and Political Science
Boots on the ground, schools on high alert and more hostility toward Muslims and migrants – this is daily life for Parisians.
A supporter of Hillary Clinton reacts as Australians watch the results of the U.S. presidential election at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Jason Reed/Reuters
Scholars from the U.S., Ireland, Australia and France provide perspective on President-elect Donald Trump.
A French soldier involved in Operation Barkhane to keep Al Qaeda at bay in the desert of northern Mali patrols a street in Timbuktu.
Joe Penney/Reuters
The US and France have bolstered military strength across vast areas of Africa in response to Islamist threat. But the interest is also driven by Western strategic calculations
A tear gas cannister on the outskirts of the Calais camp.
Thom Davies
Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa and Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations, Utrecht University
Professeure de management stratégique, directrice des programmes du MSc Arts & Creative Industries Management à Paris et de la partie française de l'Institut Franco-Chinois de Management des Arts et du Design à Shanghai, Kedge Business School