by Professor Richard Whitmam 17 November 2016 This article was first published on the LSE EUROPP blog. The British government’s preparations for invoking Article 50, triggering the start of the formal Brexit negotiation process, have been split between writing the Brexit software and building the hardware. The Brexit hardware [...]
by John Palmer December 2016 Article first published by Itish Institute for European Affairs (IIEA), Dublin Given the momentous significance of the British decision to exit the European Union, it is striking how little firm information about what it might mean is, as yet, in the public domain. We know [...]
Basis for a Speech of Sir Brian Unwin to the Anglo-Netherlands Society, 18 November, 2016 I have chosen as the title of my talk “Does Brexit mean Brexit?”. I wish to explore further the Prime Minister’s repeated but uninformative tautology of “Brexit means Brexit”. Was the 23 June referendum [...]
Presentation by Dr Hywel Ceri Jones at the Conference held at the University of Swansea organised by the Morgan Academy and Schools of Management and Law 25th November 2016 Let me say at the outset that I was one of the 14 million Remainers, though I was also in favour [...]
A Defence and Security Strategy for Europe 8th December 2016 A joint panel discussion by the Federal Trust, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and Global Policy Institute In the light of renewed discussion within the European Union about the feasibility and perhaps necessity of greater European defence cooperation this joint conference with [...]
by Dr Andrew Blick, Lecturer in Politics and Contemporary History, King’s College London; and Senior Research Fellow at the Federal Trust Download this report in pdf format. Read the PRESS RELEASE. Introduction On 2 October 2016 Theresa May addressed her first Conservative Party Conference as Leader and Prime Minister. [...]
27th October 2016 Joint conference between Federal Trust, Global Policy Institute and Industry Forum Please click below for the Conference Report of this event: Conference Report (online) Conference Report (pdf file) Video interviews with the speakers (click here) Programme Session 1: Where does the Referendum leave us? Jackie [...]
29th September 2016 Joint event with: Speakers: Sebastian Borger London Correspondent for Berliner Zeitung, Der Standard and other German-speaking news publications Video Interview (Apologies for the inferior sound quality): Dr Nicolai von Ondarza Deputy Head of EU/Europe Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung [...]
20th July 2016 Joint event with Global Policy Institute A panel discussion with speakers and commentators from the Federal Trust and Global Policy Institute: Brendan Donnelly, Directorm, The Federal Trust Nicolas Maclean, Council Member, The Federal Trust Viara Bojkova, Head of Geo-Economics Programme and Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute [...]
Brexit and Ireland 9th June 2016 Discussion about the implications of a possible Brexit for Anglo-Irish relations, and more particularly the situation in Northern Ireland. Speakers: Daithi O’Ceallaigh, Board member at the Institute for International and European Affairs, Dublin, and former Irish Ambassador in London Dr Mary Murphy, Lecturer [...]
