The Security Implications of Brexit

Abstract

directly affected its stability and prosperity. Starting with conflicts in Africa, economic
crises, uncertainty about partnerships and enlargement, the stability of the Western Balkan
countries, terrorist attacks in European cities, to migration and refugee crises. These
complex events led to tensions and divisions within the Union, the rise of populist anti-EU
parties, and culminated with the decision of the UK to leave the EU. In recent years, Europe
has been one of the most developed forms of regional integration on a political, economic
and security plan, but the events around Brexit have undermined the unity and the existence
of the Union. This historic precedent can have a domino effect on the other EU member
states and change the direction of the states towards European security and defence. The
paper will analyse the losses and benefits of the United Kingdom from the membership in
the Union, as well as the current and future relations of Britain with Europe and the world
and the possible implications for the EU's foreign and security policy.