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THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY OF THE EU: FROM PRE-BREXIT ‘AWKWARD PARTNER’ TO POST-BREXIT ‘FUTURE PARTNERSHIP’?
Paul James Cardwell
; University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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The UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) has
presented innumerable challenges for both the leaving state and the
EU. In these unchartered waters, the future of UK involvement in EU
policies is very much in doubt. The Common Foreign and Security Policy
(CFSP) has not been at the forefront of the debates about Brexit,
despite the increasing focus on the EU’s global role, and the UK’s own
vision of a ‘Global Britain’. The purpose of this article is to consider
the past, present, and future role played by the UK in the CFSP since
its inception in the Treaty on European Union. This necessitates consideration
of how the CFSP might develop in the future and fulfil the
goals of the recent Global Strategy. The article explores the UK’s constant
opposition to greater integration in EU foreign policy and how it
has purported to distance itself from the CFSP machinery. This can be
contrasted with the UK’s apparent post-referendum enthusiasm for
pursuing shared foreign policy goals. The future direction of the CFSP
may not be affected to a significant degree by the UK’s departure.
However, the CFSP will not necessarily become more integrated after
Brexit. To achieve this, greater commitment will need to be shown by
the EU27 to the aims of the CFSP, and other Member States will no
longer be able to count on the UK as the lead voice of opposition or
‘brake’ on integration. If there is a continued desire for the UK to be
involved in the CFSP, finding an acceptable model for cooperation is
likely to prove a substantial, long-term challenge.
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Hrčak ID:
193052
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Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2017.
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