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1. The Role of Security and Defence Before and After the June 2016 Referendum

verfasst von : Simon Duke

Erschienen in: Will Brexit Damage our Security and Defence?

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Security and defence did not play a primary role in the debates leading up to the Brexit referendum of 23 June 2016. Yet, they were far from irrelevant and arguments surrounding security and defence were employed by both remain and leave camps. Following the referendum the dawning realisation of what Brexit might mean for the UK and the EU added further salience to the security and defence aspects. The delivery of the UK’s withdrawal letter in March 2017 opened the question of the extent to which the various components of the ensuing negotiations, including the security dimensions, should be linked. The UK government presented a position paper on security and defence in September 2017 where it made a call for a deep and special relationship with the EU unlike that with any other third party. This demand, however, stands in contrast to the pre-referendum lack of importance of the EU to the UK’s global outlook and its strategic interests belied by its record of involvement in the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). For the EU’s members, the results of the referendum met with expressions of regret, but it also represented the potential for reinvigorated cooperation between the members at the European level. This was, in part, due to the prospective withdrawal of the UK from the EU.

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Titel: The Role of Security and Defence Before and After the June 2016 Referendum
verfasst von: Simon Duke
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Will Brexit Damage our Security and Defence?
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-96106-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-96107-1

Copyright-Jahr: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96107-1_1

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