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Special edition: Reverse Brexit, save Britain!

New Atlanticist
Jul 16, 2025

Reading between the lines of the new France-UK nuclear entente

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Léonie Allard

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Kier Starmer released a “truly historic” declaration on nuclear planning on July 10.

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Special edition: Reverse Brexit, save Britain!

New Atlanticist
May 27, 2025

British ambassador to the US: The UK must ‘become less dependent on America, while remaining inseparably linked’

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Peter Mandelson

In speaking at the Atlantic Council’s 2025 Christopher J. Makins Lecture, Peter Mandelson outlined how the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe can foster peace through military, economic, and technological strength.

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Special edition: Reverse Brexit, save Britain!

New Atlanticist
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 Rt Hon Lord Mandelson on Britain in an enduring transatlantic relationship

British Ambassador to the United States The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson speaks at the 2025 Christopher J. Makins lecture to discuss the significance of the transatlantic relationship during this unprecedented geopolitical period.

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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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New Atlanticist

Mar 15, 2019

Use Brexit delay to investigate Russian money

By Josh Rudolph

If the British government gets an Article 50 extension, the months ahead should be used to finally get to the truth about the opaque sources of money spent in the 2016 referendum.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2019

Theresa May’s Brexit deal may still win over a highly fractured Parliament

By John M. Roberts

MPs vote to seek to delay departure from the European Union.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2019

Brexit: End this torment

By John M. Roberts

The problem that all Britain’s politicians face is that their divisions have contributed considerably to divisions in the country at large.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 12, 2019

Political chaos as May’s Brexit plan goes down in flames

By John M. Roberts

What is clear is that May’s authority is shattered beyond belief—and that the divisions within the country on Brexit are getting deeper every day.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 11, 2019

May’s last-minute gamble to secure Brexit deal

By David A. Wemer

Juncker warned that while this was a “second chance” for the United Kingdom to pass the Withdrawal Agreement, “there will be no third chance.”

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New Atlanticist

Mar 11, 2019

Brexit: The bumpy road ahead

By John M. Roberts

Strange days indeed as Britain plunges into a week of crucial votes and both parliamentary and national uncertainty.

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