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The Worst Brexit Option, Except for All the Others

Although no one loves Theresa May’s Brexit deal, it is the only alternative that stands a chance of healing the United Kingdom’s deep divisions.

Matthias Matthijs

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Brexit Dec 20, 2018 Snapshot

The Worst Brexit Option, Except for All the Others

Although no one loves Theresa May’s Brexit deal, it is the only alternative that stands a chance of healing the United Kingdom’s deep divisions.

Matthias Matthijs

Brexit Nov 20, 2018 Snapshot

Is a “No Deal” Brexit Still Avoidable?

There is no obvious Brexit deal that is both acceptable to the EU and likely to pass in the House of Commons.

Henry Farrell

British Prime Minister Theresa May replies to questions after speaking at the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) annual conference in London, Britain, November 2018.

Brexit Nov 16, 2018 Snapshot

Brexit and Broken Promises

The United Kingdom embraced a political fantasy in June 2016, when a slight majority of Brexit referendum participants voted for the country to leave the European Union

Peter Hall

British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a news conference at Downing Street in London, November 2018.

Brexit Jul 24, 2018 Snapshot

Will Brexit Bring Down Theresa May's Government?

The fast-approaching deadline for agreeing to the conditions for the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU and to move to the transitional phase of Brexit have placed...

Jonathan Hopkin

British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses a news conference during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, October 2017.

Brexit Mar 29, 2018 Snapshot

Northern Ireland's Brexit Problem

Brexit has exposed the contradictions between the unionist and nationalist gambles in Northern Ireland.

Henry Farrell

Parliament buildings at Stormont is seen at night in Belfast, Northern Ireland, February 2018.

Brexit Mar 12, 2018 Snapshot

Theresa May's Impossible Vision for Brexit

With only a year to go before Britain formally leaves the EU, its post-Brexit relationship with the rest of the continent is as unclear as ever.

Jonathan Hopkin

Brexit Dec 19, 2017 Snapshot

Theresa May's Brexit Dilemma

The future of Brexit means either the Tory Party splits and Labour comes back to power or the U.K. falls apart and is reduced to England and Wales.

Matthias Matthijs

British Prime Minister Theresa May in the cabinet office signs the official letter to European Council President Donald Tusk invoking Article 50 and the United Kingdom's intention to leave the EU in Londgon, March 2017.

Political Economy Nov 20, 2017 Snapshot

How Conservatives Can Make Housing a Winning Issue

In the United Kingdom in the 1980s, government interventions in housing helped persuade a majority of voters to back the Conservatives.

Sahil Mahtani

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher points skyward as she receives standing ovation at a Conservative Party Conference on October 13, 1989.

United Kingdom Nov 2, 2017 Snapshot

The Balfour Declaration

A hundred years ago today, the British government released the Balfour declaration, laying the foundation of modern Israel—but also sowing dragon’s teeth. So why did...

Jonathan Schneer

Intelligence November/December 2017 Review Essay

Public and Private Eyes

Governments are not the only ones conducting mass surveillance. Technology companies’ decisions about what information to retain, access, and share will increasingly...

Jennifer Daskal

EU November/December 2017 Review Essay

Why the British Chose Brexit

The Brexit vote was the result of many things: deep historical forces, individual choices, and the strategies of the campaigns. But above all, it stemmed from the...

Anand Menon

From the Archives Sep 4, 2017 Snapshot

Brexit and the Northern Irish Border

A hard Northern Irish border can only be accomplished if London remains within European Union’s customs union.

Henry Farrell

A general view shows the Lifford Bridge, where a customs unit was sited before the Good Friday Agreement, on the exact border between Strabane in Northern Ireland and Lifford in Ireland, August 2017.

Trump Administration September/October 2017 Comment

The United Kingdom’s Trump Trap

Trump has jangled nerves on both sides of the Atlantic. But for all the shouting, it is not at all clear yet whether he will have a major impact on U.S.–European...

David Goodhart

Stiff upper lip: May and Trump at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 2017.

Politics & Society Jun 30, 2017 Snapshot

A Tale of Two Socialists

There is a previously untapped demand for a progressive European politics that addresses inequality and economic stagnation.

Jonathan Hopkin

Putting up a campaign poster for François Hollande in Nantes, France, April 2012.

From the Archives Jun 23, 2017 Snapshot

The Brexit Vote, One Year Later

Four trends converged to lead the United Kingdom to split with the EU—and reveal just how fragile and elite-driven the European project remains.

Stephen G. Gross

Nigel Farage, then the leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party, in London, June 2016.

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Jun 22, 2017 Snapshot

British Counterterrorism After the Election

May’s Conservatives will probably seek to further widen the state’s powers and increase its focus on policing so-called nonviolent extremism.

Zaheer Kazmi

British Prime Minister Theresa May in London, April 2017.

Campaigns & Elections Jun 14, 2017 Postscript

Generation Corbyn

Why did Labour outperform among British youth?

David Adler

Jeremy Corbyn at a campaign event in Leeds, May 2017.

Campaigns & Elections Jun 9, 2017 Snapshot

May's Bad Bet

British Prime Minister Theresa May, who promised to be a “bloody difficult woman” during her country’s upcoming divorce negotiations with the European Union, has been...

Matthias Matthijs

Economics Jun 8, 2017 Snapshot

The Lessons of Little States

As the United Kingdom charts its course into its post-Brexit future, its constituent countries should look at other small, developed states for lessons about economic...

Michael O'Sullivan and David Skilling

Intelligence Jun 7, 2017 Snapshot

British Intelligence Fails Again

Far too many European governments and police forces, including the British, were happy to see the backs of militants when they left to join ISIS. But people can come...

Jytte Klausen

A woman sits near flowers on London Bridge, near the site of the June 3 terrorist attack, June 2017.

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