The big squeeze: British foreign policy after Brexit
For Britain, a close security relationship with the EU will be impossible to establish without a close political and economic relationship too.
Britain in Europe
Coronavirus: Britain on the brink
Britain’s Brexiteer government may be relearning the value of expertise – if only slowly.
The end of the EU’s Brexit bounce
After years of watching the United Kingdom muddle through a political crisis while enjoying an unprecedented level of unity among themselves, Europeans now must prepare for darker days
Britain sets sail – into the dark
The odds that the UK and the EU will reach full, or even much, agreement within the breakneck timetable imposed by London do not look good
Brexit eve: The slow burn begins
Democratic backsliding and constitutional crises could await if the wheels come off Boris Johnson’s Brexit bandwagon.
Why the UK will try to remain close to the EU
Having defeated both UKIP and Labour, the Conservatives can afford to be a little more moderate on Brexit
Britain voted for independence, but it has achieved isolation
The irony of recent British neo-poodleism is that the UK needs an EU trade deal much more than it needs a US trade deal
Control issues: The UK’s defence procurement woes
The UK Ministry of Defence has shown a chronic lack of decision discipline, sometimes undermining its role in joint European projects
Europe and China after Brexit: The 5G question
A decision looms for Britain on 5G and Huawei. London’s choice will signal whether it wishes to stay close to Europe when dealing with Beijing – or to go its own way.
Boris’s revenge: The coming assault on Britain’s democracy
Boris Johnson could prove to be more Trump than Trump. But he may yet face resistance to turning Britain into “Singapore-on-Thames”