Alphen, Netherlands. 21 November. It is my honour to announce the publication
by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute of my latest paper Brexit and the
Shifting Pillars of the Alliance. The paper can be downloaded at:
Will Britain’s departure
from the EU lead to the creation of an Anglosphere and a Eurosphere within
NATO? Unfortunately, there are a range of challenges to such a formulation.
First, if the EU continues to drive a hard post-Brexit relationship with the
British, it may be increasingly difficult for any government in London to
convince the British people that other Europeans are worth defending. Second,
would the United States, Canada and others entertain such an idea? Third,
France is not going to abandon its strategic relationship with Britain – Brexit
or no Brexit. Fourth, there will be a Brexit deal and Britain will remain a key
factor in European defence. Fifth, “events, dear boy, events!” However, Brexit
or no Brexit, NATO’s pillars are shifting. The United States will demand more
of its allies if Washington is to maintain a credible security and defence
guarantee for Europe. The changing nature of conflict will tend to emphasise
intelligence and power projection, both of which play to Britain’s residual
strengths.
Canada? It is hard for an outsider to discern Canadian defence
policy, other than bumbling along in strategic suburbia with the desire to be
seen as the good neighbour. This is a mistake. NATO’s shifting pillars will
have profound implications for Canadian security and defence policy. A formal
Anglosphere and Eurosphere within NATO? Most likely not. A U.S.-sphere and
German-sphere? Quite possibly, but don’t mention it in polite company. Canada?
Who knows?
Julian Lindley-French
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