What Global Britain means is starting to take shape – but its emphasis appears more on the “Britain” than the “global”
Media mentions – Britain in Europe
The UK really needs a special relationship, a deeply interlinked relationship, with the EU. But this government has defined itself ideologically as not needing the E.U. for anything.
The idea that [the UK has ] so far been denied a world of opportunities because of our EU membership is nonsense
While almost all EU member states consider defense cooperation with the UK to be important, Britain, in turn, is less enthusiastic
Ulrike Franke and Rafael Loss describe in their article how future UK-EU relations can look like
Recent research by the European Council on Foreign Relations suggests the U.K. won’t be able to airbrush Europe out so easily.
Bloomberg refers to the results of the EU Coalition Explorer UK Special
A ‘guerilla squabbling’ could ensue between the UK and EU
The UK wants to stay the US main ally in NATO
It seems strange to separate external and security policies, since these two areas are linked. The Brits will stay partners in NATO and on a bilateral level with France.
[…] Britain is consumed by the eccentric plan of the conservative elite to return to [global] influence from a position of splendid isolation
I think the last thing this government will want to do is deal with the EU more than it has to