In a referendum on June 23, 2016, the British electorate voted narrowly but decisively for the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU). David Reynolds, emeritus professor of international history at Cambridge University, will reflect on the travails of five successive Tory prime ministers as they struggled to ‘deliver Brexit’ and craft a new relationship with their country’s most important trading partner – all in sharp contrast to the EU’s clear strategy for holding their union together and preventing any other exits. Widening the lens, there will also be some reflections on whether the UK has had a coherent grand strategy since World War II.
The talk is sponsored by the Jackson School’s Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and the Blue Center’s maritime and naval studies research initiative
The event is open to the public, but registration is required.