Security: The UK should not relinquish power by voting for a Brexit

With only a few days to go until the UK’s referendum on EU membership on the 23 June 2016, both sides of the campaign are making their final appeals to the electorate. Gijs de Vries writes that the UK has played a leading role at the EU level in efforts to tackle terrorism, ensure security, and deal with external threats such as the Iranian nuclear programme and Russia’s annexation of Crimea. He argues that Brexit would leave British citizens less secure, Europe weaker, and the UK a smaller country on the global stage.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Brexit Would Impair Britain’s Ability to Tackle Terrorism and Organized Crime http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-would-impair-britains-ability-to-tackle-terrorism-and-organized-crime/

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: Information Guide: Cameron begins final push to avoid Brexit as campaigning resumes http://www.europeansources.info/record/cameron-begins-final-push-to-avoid-brexit-as-campaigning-resumes/

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