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The spark that launched Brexit has returned and could torpedo compromise

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Jan 27, 2025

The case for a US-UK trade and investment agreement

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L. Daniel Mullaney

As US President Donald Trump begins his second term, the United Kingdom is the right partner for the United States, and now is the right time for a deal.

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The spark that launched Brexit has returned and could torpedo compromise

New Atlanticist
Jan 7, 2025

What the new British ambassador to the US means for the ‘special relationship’

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Ed Owen

The new envoy to Washington is a politician, not a career diplomat. That might be just what the US-UK relationship needs at this moment.

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The spark that launched Brexit has returned and could torpedo compromise

New Atlanticist
Jul 11, 2024

UK foreign secretary: Why NATO remains core to British security

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With a return of war to Europe and security threats rising, strengthening Britain’s relationships with its closest allies is firmly in the national interest, writes UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 5, 2019

The spark that launched Brexit has returned and could torpedo compromise

By Barbara C. Matthews

Serious efforts by EU regulators to extend their standards extraterritorially into London could easily provide pro-Brexit policy makers in London one more reason to resist compromise.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2019

Brexit breaks Britain’s parties

By John M. Roberts

Curiously, while it is not possible to calculate just what will be the immediate outcome of the current Brexit imbroglio, it is already possible to gauge some of the longer-term consequences.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 2, 2019

Theresa May’s poisoned chalice

By John M. Roberts

The prime minister’s appeal to Jeremy Corbyn constituted a last-ditch attempt to try to wrest at least a degree of control of the Brexit process back into her own hands.

United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

Mar 29, 2019

Theresa May’s day of ignominy

By John M. Roberts

The fifty-eight-vote defeat means that while nothing is clear concerning Britain’s future relations with the EU, May’s own future is settled. She has none.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 27, 2019

LBJ’s harsh lessons for Theresa May

By John M. Roberts

Much of the day’s proceedings in the House of Commons provided proof of  May’s failure to date.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 26, 2019

In Britain, Parliament sidelines Theresa May on Brexit, but uncertainty still rules

By John M. Roberts

Divisions both between parties and within parties in Parliament make it impossible to predict just what solution will emerge.

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Inflection Points

Mar 24, 2019

Special edition: Reverse Brexit, save Britain!

By Frederick Kempe

There are compelling reasons for parliament to intervene and push for a Brexit re-examination.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2019

Decision time for Brexit, but not quite as planned

By John M. Roberts

Next week will determine one key element of the great Brexit saga: will Britain exit the EU on the terms reached in the Withdrawal Agreement concluded with the European Commission last November?

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New Atlanticist

Mar 22, 2019

The only thing certain about Brexit is that it won’t happen on March 29

By David A. Wemer

A quick look at where things stand and what to watch out for in the coming weeks.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 18, 2019

House speaker delivers a fresh blow to Theresa May’s Brexit plans

By John M. Roberts

John Bercow rules prime minister cannot put the same Withdrawal Agreement to a third vote

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