The EU after Brexit, Russia and the countries in-between. EPC Commentary, 22 July 2016
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2016

As it becomes increasingly clear that the result of the British referendum will be followed through, the consequences of the UK’s exit from the EU will certainly reduce the Union’s foreign policy clout and ambitions. With Brexit, the EU will lose an influential albeit sometimes semi-detached member, a diplomatic powerhouse, one of its biggest economies, its biggest defence contributor and one of its two members holding a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. Moreover, the exit negotiations