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Brexit and the UK’s Sanctions Policy: From Leader to Follower

Tom Keatinge

27 April 2017Long Read

Prime Minister Theresa May in the Cabinet signs the Article 50 letter, as she prepares to trigger the start of the UK's formal withdrawal from the EU on Wednesday. Courtesy of Christopher Furlong/PA Wire/PA Images.

As a member of the EU, the UK has been a strong leader in the design and implementation of sanctions. Brexit will create complexity for policymakers and the private sector and result in a loss of UK influence and effectiveness.

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Global Security
Sanctions
UK Foreign and Security Policy

Research Groups

Centre for Finance and Security

Projects

Counterproliferation Financing Programme
Sanctions Taskforce

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Tom Keatinge

Director, CFS

Centre for Finance and Security

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Brexit and the UK’s Sanctions Policy: From Leader to Follower

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Tom Keatinge

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