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Our Spotligh collects op-eds and essays from our internal experts, associates and from guests. This is not a peer-reviewed journal.

19Nov19 de November, 2019

After B(rexit) day

Preface to the First Issue of the International Affairs Spotlight Dear reader, Today is a happy day for all of us that have worked in this project: we introduce you to the very first number of the International Affairs Spotlight. The Spotlight has two main objectives: first, to bring transnational discussions to the public debate; then to fuel...

By Francisco de Abreu DuarteInternational Affairs SpotlightBrexit0 Comments

19Nov19 de November, 2019

Brexit, The Broken Link and Parliamentary Sovereignty

In the last three years, we have witnessed how the process leading up to Brexit was accompanied by several developments of the British political system, leading to continued failures in the approval of the withdrawal agreement and delays to the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. If we go back further in time, we recall...

By Nuno SampaioInternational Affairs Spotlight0 Comments

14Nov14 de November, 2019

Brexit: Schengen doesn’t change much but people are affected

Nathalie Loiseau is a Member of the European Parliament. Previously, she was French Minister for European Affairs, the woman whom President Macron entrusted with the responsibility of accompanying Brexit. Loiseau delighted the French and international press when she revealed that she baptized her cat with the name "Brexit". In the morning meowing desperately to leave, the...

By Carlos CoelhoInternational Affairs SpotlightBrexit0 Comments

14Nov14 de November, 2019

What happens after Brexit? A new EU-UK economic partnership

As the debate rages on about whether the UK Government will manage to have its exit deal approved after the General election, the debate about the future relationship has been somewhat sidestepped. In an increasingly changing world where trade and foreign investment work as a political power tools, that may turn out to the most...

By Inês DomingosInternational Affairs SpotlightBrexit0 Comments

12Nov12 de November, 2019

A Strange Hatred of Unions

In order to leave one union, the United Kingdom risks breaking up its own. The withdrawal agreement negotiated by Boris Johnson with the European Union establishes that Northern Ireland will remain aligned with EU rules, which will apply to that region alone and not to the rest of the UK. However, although Northern Ireland will de...

By Filipe Lowndes MarquesInternational Affairs SpotlightBrexit0 Comments

10Nov10 de November, 2019

Labour’s Limbo

With an election around the corner, the United Kingdom has not yet fully embodied the election campaign spirit. While most of the older traditions in British politics are dwindling, it seems like Brexit was at least able to set a new one: the decision of critical matters exclusively moments before important deadlines. At least in...

By Catarina LeãoInternational Affairs SpotlightBrexit0 Comments

08Nov8 de November, 2019

Splendid Isolation

A report commissioned by the Conservative government in the early 1960’s on the future of Britain concluded that by 1970 the world would be dominated by three large economic blocks namely, America, USSR and Europe and if Britain remained outside of Europe it would remain left behind and become isolated on the world stage. Ironically...

By Peter NabneyInternational Affairs Spotlight0 Comments

06Nov6 de November, 2019

The United Kingdom in the balance of Europe and of the international liberal order

Precisely 120 years ago the Boer War began, which was the starting point of the decline of the British Empire, a mere two years after Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, which, on the other hand, symbolized Britain’s heyday.[1] We should always be wary of the analogies and lessons of history, but it should be noted that,...

By Samuel de Paiva PiresInternational Affairs SpotlightBrexit0 Comments

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