The Implications of Leave

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June 17th, 2016 by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard

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 Brief spoke with Jacob Kirkegaard, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics who formerly worked with the Danish Ministry of Defense, about what would happen if Britain decides to leave the EU.

The Cipher Brief: If Britain votes to leave the EU, what will be the implications for national security and intelligence sharing?

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