The consequences of UK withdrawal from the European Union

Abstract EN

The European Union is the most important development in European history since World War Two.

Nothing else has had such a broad, deep, and lasting effect on the lives of Europeans.

The topic of Europe has been a source of tension in the UK.

The UK has long been one of the most skeptical and ambivalent members of the 28-country European Union (EU).

The EU, the rest of Europe, allies around the world and the UK itself need to be prepared for the wider international implications of such a move.

The approaching referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain in or leave the European Union marks a defining moment for the country’s foreign relations.

In addition to determining the UK’s future status in Europe, it will affect Britain’s ability to thrive in and help shape a rapidly changing world.