Brexit: ‘Global Britain’ – reading list

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Series Details No.8338 (21.08.18)
Publication Date 21/08/2018
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‘Global Britain’ became a rallying cry for those in the United Kingdom who wanted to see the UK stride confidently into a post-Brexit future.

Opponents of Brexit said that this perspective ignored the damage being done to the UK’s national interests by leaving the European Union.

This reading list drew together a wide range of material on this topic.

Background

The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs gave a lecture Global Britain: UK Foreign Policy in the Era of Brexit at Chatham House on the 2 December 2016. He argued that after the vote to leave the EU in June 2016, Britain had the chance to define and establish a new forward-looking approach to its foreign policy. He set out a vision of Britain’s role in the world, the challenges policy-makers faced and the contribution the UK couldnow make to global security and prosperity.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8338/CBP-8338.pdf
Related Links
ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/
ESO: Find further information in ESO on Brexit and Global Britain http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=brexit%20after%20global%20britain%20&searchOption=all
Chatham House: Expert Comment, 18.07.18: Britain Must Decide What Kind of Power It Wants to Be After Brexit https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/britain-must-decide-what-kind-power-it-wants-be-after-brexit
CAPX, 02.10.18: What does Global Britain really mean? https://capx.co/what-does-global-britain-really-mean/
Global Britain https://globalbritain.co.uk/
The Spectator, 21.04.18: The wrong Brexit: what happened to ‘Global Britain’? https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/04/the-wrong-brexit-what-happened-to-global-britain/
Politico, 28.03.18: Even ‘Global Britain’ will need the EU https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-trade-asia-uk-even-global-britain-will-need-the-eu/
Prospect, 12.07.18: Leave voters do not want a 'Global Britain' https://prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/leave-voters-do-not-want-a-global-britain

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