A British crisis of confidence Article In post-Brexit Britain, the coronavirus crisis comes amid a crisis of confidence in its political leadership. The British public is now watching the National Health Service (NHS) trying to rise to the challenge after a decade of austerity. By Dr. Julia Himmrich
History repeats itself - backwards to small, tribal States Is the EU the cause of the injustices we face? Prof. Zygmunt Bauman discusses Brexit and the impact it has on the world. By Prof. Zygmunt Bauman and Helena Celestino
After Brexit: India's solidarity with Britain and Europe After the UK vote for leaving the European Union, India, with historically close ties to Britain has to reassess its relations with both sides. A weakening of either the EU or the UK is against India's interests, which could lead to a revivification of the Commonwealth and to new multilateral free trade areas. By C. Raja Mohan
Slovak echoes of Brexit On 1 July 2016 Slovakia assumed the Presidency of the EU Council. The government had been planning to implement the agreement reached between the UK and the EU in February 2016. But now they have to deal with the fact that Great Britain is leaving the European Union. By Grigorij Mesežnikov
Moscow's ambigious response to the Brexit vote For a long time, the construction of the EU has been incomprehensible and aggravating for Moscow. The EU without Great Britain could be much more pleasant for Russia. By Johannes Voswinkel
Could British referendum strengthen pro-EU voices in the Czech Republic? The government accepted the result with disappointment, while many in opposition saw it as an inspiration. Yet the post-Brexit debate might just as well be an opportunity to anchor the Czech Republic more deeply in the European Union. By Lucia Najšlová
China’s Brexit Dilemma The UK’s divorce from the EU has diminished the hope of both the British and the Chinese in placing the UK as a spring board to the whole European market. Beijing is losing its newly acquired “best partner in the West”. By Yu Jie
Brexit – a Polish perspective from Warsaw and London With Britain leaving the EU Poland is loosing one of its most important security policy allies. At the same time up to a million polish migrants in Britain are facing an uncertain future as they were already being used as scapegoats in the Brexit campaign. By Małgorzata Kopka-Piątek
Business as usual: Riding the wave of anti-Brussels sentiment While Great Britain’s future departure from the European Union is a sizable loss to Hungary in both political and economic terms, the Hungarian government is trying to cash in on increasing popular dissatisfaction with Brussels. By Edit Zgut
Dossier: Europe's future after Brexit For the first time in the EU's history, a member state has voted to leave the European Union. In our dossier, we explore the international reactions: How are the EU member states as well as the US, Russia and Asian governments responding to the Brexit decision? What will be the implications for other EU member states and the future of the European Union?
