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Can Labour Reset the UK’s Security Relations with Europe?

Can Labour Reset the UK’s Security Relations with Europe?

Update: 2024-07-10
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On the heels of a landslide victory, this episode examines the newly elected UK Labour government’s plan to refashion the UK’s security and defence ties with Europe.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his team have identified the forging of a new relationship with the EU as a priority. Security, which was not part of the withdrawal agreement, is seen as a low-hanging fruit in this context, given the UK’s important resources and London’s generally shared interests with the EU.

However, since Brexit, much has changed in European security, and the degree to which the EU will be a strategic actor of regional and global significance is uncertain.

What should the new government’s priorities be for building the UK’s role in European security? What weight should security and defence ties with the EU have in this set of policies, and what sort of relationship should London look to foster? Host Neil Melvin is joined by Richard Whitman, Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent and RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, and Jake Benford, Senior Project Manager for the Europe Programme at the Bertelsmann Stiftung.

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Anon

"On the heels of a landslide victory..." Didn't read any further or bother listening. Its people like you we need to reset. Fact.

Jul 10th
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Can Labour Reset the UK’s Security Relations with Europe?

Can Labour Reset the UK’s Security Relations with Europe?