<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The United Kingdom’s choice to withdraw from the European Union (Brexit) took many by surprise, including a good part of the „Leave“ voters. The repercussions of this vote are in full display and affect each and every area of the community life. Considering different indicators (such as the number of troops deployed by the United Kingdom to military operations conducted by the European Union or the British contributions to the Battlegroups), in this paper we submit to analysis the United Kingdom’s stance in the process of military integration within the European Union in the period before the Brexit Referendum (2011-2015); we mainly argue that - although regrettable - Brexit will not significantly affect the day-to-day activities and projects conducted within the Common Security and Defence Policy.</p></abstract>

The United Kingdom’s choice to withdraw from the European Union (Brexit) took many by surprise, including a good part of the „Leave“ voters. The repercussions of this vote are in full display and affect each and every area of the community life. Considering different indicators (such as the number of troops deployed by the United Kingdom to military operations conducted by the European Union or the British contributions to the Battlegroups), in this paper we submit to analysis the United Kingdom’s stance in the process of military integration within the European Union in the period before the Brexit Referendum (2011-2015); we mainly argue that - although regrettable - Brexit will not significantly affect the day-to-day activities and projects conducted within the Common Security and Defence Policy.

Brexit – Major Consequences on the Process of European Military Integration?

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The United Kingdom’s choice to withdraw from the European Union (Brexit) took many by surprise, including a good part of the „Leave“ voters. The repercussions...

Brexit – Major Consequences on the Process of European Military Integration?

Publicado en línea: 20 jul 2017

Páginas: 260 - 264

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2017-0042

Palabras clave
Brexit, common defence, European Union, military integration, United Kingdom

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Brexit – Major Consequences on the Process of European Military Integration?

Publicado en línea: 20 jul 2017

Páginas: 260 - 264

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2017-0042

Palabras claveBrexit, common defence, European Union, military integration, United Kingdom

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
Brexit, common defence, European Union, military integration, United Kingdom