European Union

In March of this year, Turkey came to an agreement with the European Union (EU) on Syrian migration. In return for $6 billion in aid […] More

The meaning of security in Europe is changing. The continent faces a revanchist neighbor to the east, a cauldron of instability to the south (with […] More

The British people shocked the international community when they voted to quit the European Union (EU) this summer. Markets tumbled and fears mounted that the […] More

Fear and uncertainty gripped global markets on Friday following the UK referendum vote to leave the European Union. The political turmoil in the UK and […] More

The Brexit referendum threatens European cohesion and, thus, could have serious consequences for defense of the European continent. The Cipher Brief spoke with Rachel Rizzo […] More

Markets around the world continue to feel the pain of last Thursday’s Brexit referendum. The FTSE 100 (London’s Stock Exchange with the highest market capitalization) […] More

There are two elements to the “what now?” question in the UK. The first element I expected to be addressing after Thursday’s vote was: how […] More

The result of last week’s UK referendum on whether to remain in the European Union (EU) has produced shock-waves around the world and has raised […] More

The global system seems poised for major change. Last Thursday, the so-called Brexit referendum demonstrated this when a majority of 51.9 percent of British voters […] More

Britain voted last week by a slim margin to leave the European Union. The economic implications were immediate, with stocks around the world plunging and […] More

Last Thursday, in voting in favor of Brexit, the United Kingdom electorate voted with its heart rather than its head. Instead of heeding the consensus […] More

The Ambassador of the European Union to the United States has told The Cipher Brief that “no-one is in a hurry for the UK to […] More

The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, sending shockwaves through the markets and setting the stage for political turmoil. The “Leave” camp […] More

President Barack Obama attracted much attention, positive and negative, for his comments during his April trip to the UK, advocating for Britain to remain in […] More

Brits are expected to come out en masse on June 23 to vote on whether they want their country to stay in the European Union. […] More

On June 23, Brits head to the voting booths to decide whether they want Britain to remain a part of the European Union. The Cipher […] More

Both the Brexit Remain and Leave campaigns are suspended today due to the murder of British Member of Parliament Jo Cox on Thursday. Cox belonged […] More

A sigh of relief could be heard amongst Europeanists, when independent Green Party candidate Alexander Van der Bellen was declared the winner of the Austrian […] More