Brexit Is an Opportunity to Take Back Control — For Spain
With Britain on the way out, why should other EU countries push back against Spanish irredentism?
United Kingdom
Victory for Brexit Fundamentalists as May Invokes Article 50
Britain is leaving the EU without much hope of remaining in the single market.
Brexiteers Keep Lowering Expectations
From no interruption of trade to a “not apocalyptic” change, the United Kingdom has come a long way.
Scotland Calls for Second Referendum: Why and Why Now?
Scottish independence is not about the economy.
By-Elections Vindicate May, Give Little Comfort to Corbyn
One-nation conservatism is vindicated in Copeland while Labour’s defeat there bolsters Jeremy Corbyn’s critics.
British Liberal Democrat Revival Starts to Look More Likely
The liberals have been winning local elections by casting themselves as the only pro-EU party and an alternative to Labour.
“Hard” Brexit Dilemma for Scottish Nationalists
Should they push for a second referendum now or wait for the economy to get worse?
Rural Areas and Small Towns Feel Left Behind as Cities Grow
Globalization benefits big cities. Rural areas and small towns feel left behind, even if they’re not necessarily poor.
Brexiteers Demand Subjugation of Institutions to Will of “The People”
Anybody who stands in the way of making Britain’s exit from the European Union a “success” must be a traitor to the cause.
2016 in Geopolitical Review
2016 was a good year for authoritarians and delivered blow after blow to liberal democracy.
Revenge Against the City: Populists Revolt in America and Europe
Rural areas assert themselves by electing Donald Trump and voting Britain out of the EU.
French Socialists Could Make Same Mistake as Britain’s
The Socialists would cede the center ground by nominating a far-left firebrand like Arnaud Montebourg.
Season of Discontent: Parallels Between Brexit and Trump
In Britain and the United States, people rebelled against the preferences of college-educated, city elites.
Trump’s European Admirers Are Deluding Themselves
European nationalists see a kindred spirit. They shouldn’t get their hopes up.
Brexit Imperils May’s Compassionate Conservatism
The cost of Brexit will not leave much extra for those who are “just about managing”.