How Brexit affects EU external action: The UK’s legacy in European international cooperation

Henökl, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.futures.2017.07.002

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“…It is unclear whether the EU's preferred position is to lead from the front, partner in complementary fashion with the UN, or lead on a few chosen initiatives rather than the full spectrum of development goals, although the actions of the new Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen suggest a willingness to lead. However, two factors require clarification first before the geography of global development can be more clearly mapped out: the renegotiation of the ACP-EU relationship (Carbone 2019) and the impact of Brexit upon both the budget and the shape and objectives of EU development policy itself (Henökl 2017;Lightfoot et al 2017). The fact that Brexit removes a vocal supporter of the ACP relationship at the same time as the Cotonou treaty comes up for re-negotiation may allow the EU the opportunity to reshape the objectives and reach of EU development policy, although core states such as France still wish to maintain the relationship (see Price 2016).…”

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The Future of EU Development Policy Post-2020

Hadfield

Lightfoot

2020

SSRN Journal

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The Future of EU Development Policy Post-2020

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Lightfoot

2020

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“…Notably, the formation of a new Department for International Trade currently led by Dr Liam Fox underscores the UK's intention to forge new trade arrangements based upon a renewed competency in this area. Moreover, UK officials have been keen to emphasise that the UK will play a progressive role in efforts for sustainable development through such policy instruments (Price 2016;Henokl 2018). While emphasising that British interests will come to the fore in post-Brexit trade negotiations -and aid arrangements too -nevertheless there is an explicit 'pro-poor' discourse within the communications of the UK government with regards to the exercise of British policy making.…”

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A New Scramble for EurAfrica?

Langan¹

2020

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The British referendum on continued EU membership in 2016 was infused with Brexiteer discourse relating to a fairer UK relationship with African countries inside the Commonwealth. Prominent campaigners including Boris Johnson and Daniel Hannan regularly spoke of the EU's mercantilist trade and aid policies in sub-Saharan Africa as a means to underscore the supranational project's unsavoury relationship with Anglophone developing countries. Brexit, it was claimed, would usher in a new era whereby the UK Department for International Development (DFID) -and a resurgent UK Department for International Trade (DFIT) -would have the opportunity to offer humanitarian aid and free trade unencumbered by the cynicism of the European Commission. Recent policy papers from both DFID and DFIT, however, have made clear that the UK intends to replicate the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) under negotiation between the European Commission and sub-regions of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) bloc. This is despite Brexiteer discourse about the EPAs' apparent pitfalls relating to non-tariff barriers and the import-flooding of African markets. Perhaps more worryingly, meanwhile, DFID and DFIT publications highlight the need for UK Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) -notably the CDC Group -to robustly compete with their EU counterparts, to gain better market share for UK businesses within emerging African markets. In this context, the article argues that Brexit will intensify a 'new scramble for Africa' and highlights emerging challenges for European development cooperation vis-à-vis normative pledges to sustainable development. Additionally, it considers possible African responses via reflection on the writings of Kwame Nkrumah regarding 'neo-colonialism'.

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“…Some analyses are based on the authors' interpretations of the political situation at different post-referendum times, and/or on that of key stakeholders from the British and European aid community. Other academic inputs, such as those of Olivié and Pérez (2017) and Henökl (2018) have proposed different scenarios for figuring out what the post-Brexit aid universe might look like.…”

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The Impact of Brexit on Aid

Pérez

2020

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On 31 January 2020 the UK formally withdrew from the EU, with disengagement to become effective after a period of transition and uncertainty, aggravated by a global health crisis. By analysing the shifting profile of British aid since the Brexit vote and also the terms of the withdrawal, this article intends to shed light on its future course. Building on previous research, three scenarios on post-Brexit aid are considered in section 1: the nationalist; the realist; and the cosmopolitan. Considering the most recent changes in the UK's aid budgets and policy papers, it can be concluded that the country has a realist approach to development cooperation (see section 2). Finally, the paper assesses the impact these changes will be likely to have on European and global aid, ceteris paribus (section 3).

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How Brexit affects EU external action: The UK’s legacy in European international cooperation

Cited by 16 publications

References 17 publications

The Future of EU Development Policy Post-2020

The Future of EU Development Policy Post-2020

A New Scramble for EurAfrica?

The Impact of Brexit on Aid

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