Common Strategic Challenges and Opportunities for Cooperation between the UK and European Partners
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“If you look at most of the rest of the world, they see Brexit as a sort of small article on page 12 of the newspaper. They’re not spending too much time analysing. I remember a Chinese minister saying to me, ‘we think in terms of centuries and Brexit is going to be a very minor episode when we think about it strategically’.” The Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE is a leading British politician who has served as Member of Parliament, Minister for Europe, Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for the Cabinet Office, as well as de facto Deputy Prime Minister. He is also Chair of the Conservative Group for Europe (CGE), Chair of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Trustee of the Institute for Government. Sir David, you have held many of the most senior positions in British politics and have been in an ideal
position to witness developments in international policy, especially in relation to our European allies. Based on your experiences, what do you think could be approached or handled differently in the future, either by the UK or by our European partners, to move towards an increasingly strong cooperation and to deepen relations with Europe as a whole. There are two key points. The first is that, although it will be difficult given recent history, both sides have to try and put that past behind us. What has happened has happened
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