Article 16 of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol offers no ‘quick fix’
In this blog, Katy Hayward and David Phinnemore address the latest debate surrounding the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. They suggest that, contrary to some claims being...
View ArticleBrexit, batteries and the fate of the British car industry
While the British automobile industry was spared from costly tariffs in the Trade and Cooperation agreement (the Brexit deal), Bob Hancké and Laurenz Mathei argue that strict Rules of Origin...
View ArticleThe UK could be in line for years of Swiss-style negotiations with the EU
Prior to the Brexit referendum, it was common to cite Switzerland as a model for the UK to follow after leaving the European Union. Clive H. Church writes that while Brexiteers’ enthusiasm for this...
View ArticleWhat Thomas Hobbes might say about Boris Johnson and the Northern Ireland...
The EU has indicated it intends to pursue legal action against the UK over the extension of grace periods for post-Brexit checks on certain goods entering Northern Ireland from Britain. Vittorio...
View ArticleBrexit was a warning sign for the integration process – the EU must reshape...
The agreement reached between the UK and the EU in December last year was billed as the final act in the Brexit saga. Yet as Uğur Tekiner writes, there is still much that remains uncertain about the...
View ArticleHow the EU facilitated contact between the Irish government and the British...
In 2011, a state visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland was hailed as a watershed moment for UK-Irish relations. Darren Litter writes that while the event was highly symbolic, the EU had helped...
View ArticleDancing in the dark: What Brexit means for UK-EU trade and UK industry
The post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between the UK and the EU is nominally a free trade agreement for goods. Bob Hancké, Laurenz Mathei and Artus Galiay examine in more detail what...
View ArticleThe iron cage revisited: How Brexit constrains the UK
In recent weeks, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and the EU has once again been making headlines. Bob Hancké reports on a recent study which suggests not only that the agreement has...
View ArticleUncovering the local factors that helped shape the Brexit referendum
Why was support for Brexit so widely divergent across the UK? Drawing on a new study, José Javier Olivas Osuna, Max Kiefel and Kira Gartzou-Katsouyanni illustrate that while a variety of economic and...
View ArticleScotland needs a pragmatic strategy for its EU and global relations
In recent months, the Scottish government has made clear its intention to increase its European and global profile. However, it is limited by the impact of Brexit, its antagonistic relationship with...
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