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No "global Britain" after Brexit: leaving the EU weakens UK foreign and security policy, closer ties remain in Germany's interest
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract Under the leitmotif of "Global Britain", the British government is painting Brexit as a unique opportunity to rethink its foreign and security policy: stronger, more influential, more global. The heart of the concept is a global outlook and bilateral agreements to compensate the loss of EU ties. In ... view more
Under the leitmotif of "Global Britain", the British government is painting Brexit as a unique opportunity to rethink its foreign and security policy: stronger, more influential, more global. The heart of the concept is a global outlook and bilateral agreements to compensate the loss of EU ties. In fact, however, the looming reality of Brexit appears to be weakening the United Kingdom diplomatically and spotlighting the constraints that individual nation states face. Confronted with rising transatlantic tensions and a resurgent China and Russia, the EU has no interest in having a weakened and insecure neighbour right across the Channel. But neither will the EU offer the UK special access to its foreign and security policy as a third country. In parallel to the Brexit negotiations, Germany should therefore keep channels open by intensifying the bilateral relationship and proposing new European foreign policy consultation formats. (Autorenreferat)... view less
Keywords
Great Britain; EU; membership; security policy; pressure-group politics; international cooperation; European cooperation; civil-military cooperation; impact; foreign policy; prognosis; trend; development; political development; Federal Republic of Germany; bilateral relations
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
European Politics
Free Keywords
Brexit
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 24/2018
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications