Brexit and European Insecurity

Author(s): Daniel Keohane
Editor(s): Oliver Thränert, Martin Zapfe
Series Editor(s): Andreas Wenger
Book Title: Strategic Trends 2017: Key Developments in Global Affairs
Series: Strategic Trends
Pages: 55-72
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Place: Zurich

The British exit from the EU is feeding into a general sense of uncertainty about the EU’s future. This uncertainty may be further exacerbated by US President Donald Trump, who has called into question both NATO’s and the EU’s viability. But irrespective of Brexit or the Trump administration’s actions, it is vital that France, Germany, and the UK continue to work closely together on European defense post-Brexit.

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