On 23rd June 2016, citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) shocked the world especially their European partners by voting to leave -“Brexit” – the European Union (EU). Equally upset was the United States (U.S.), whose president had campaigned against Brexit. The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lamented that Brexit constituted the loss of his country’s dearest friend in Europe[1]. “The historic concord between the U.S. and Europe (had) made the West safe and rich. Now it’s in danger of collapse,” added Eurasia foreign policy commentator Ian Bremmer, pithily stating what was at stake[2].
Clearly, while these arrangements “made the West …read more