The recent trade agreement between Britain and Turkey has been hailed a huge success by the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It is no surprise that Turkey’s strongman is all too happy to accept such a lucrative deal in light of his country’s faltering economy. However, this new agreement demonstrates a willingness to place economic...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
