The Global Impact of Brexit

Brexit shocked the world and left more questions than answers in its wake. In the immediate aftermath, Council experts, including President Ivo H. Daalder, have provided insight – and influenced the public discourse – on what Britain’s impending exit from the European Union means for the United States and the world. Check out this round-up of commentary and analysis featured in the Financial Times, PBS News Hour, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and more.

Wall Street Journal

[President Obama] should make a bigger, more important effort and really emphasize that while we are engaged in the Middle East and while we are engaged in Asia as we rebalance, what happens in Europe is fundamental to our foreign policy and our security policy."

-Ivo H. Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

It’s not that this, in and of itself, will completely destroy the international order. But it sets a precedent. It is potentially corrosive."

-Ivo H. Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Bloomberg

The British perspective on trade is much closer to Washington’s than it is to Brussels. It’s a more liberal, free-market approach. Within the European discussion, the British voice was one more likely to reflect American thinking than not, and now we’re losing a very important voice."

-Ivo H. Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

You clearly have a much weaker Britain whose sway in European capitals is lessened by the vote."

-Ivo H. Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

The Global Impact of Brexit

Wall Street Journal

[President Obama] should make a bigger, more important effort and really emphasize that while we are engaged in the Middle East and while we are engaged in Asia as we rebalance, what happens in Europe is fundamental to our foreign policy and our security policy."

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The New York Times

It’s not that this, in and of itself, will completely destroy the international order. But it sets a precedent. It is potentially corrosive."

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Bloomberg

The British perspective on trade is much closer to Washington’s than it is to Brussels. It’s a more liberal, free-market approach. Within the European discussion, the British voice was one more likely to reflect American thinking than not, and now we’re losing a very important voice."

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Reuters