Britain is good to pass through. But imagining when knowing where they led | Timothy Garton Ash

Britain is good to pass through. But imagining when knowing where they led | Timothy Garton Ash

LCauses, strategic excavation with gnaws all that Britain did in the world. Keir Starmmer’s real success in resetting relationships in the mainland Europe – Witnessing new visits to French president Emmanuel Macron and the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz – did not hide, and in a factual confusion.

After 1945, Winston Churchill looked at the British Global role in the intersection of three circles: British Commonwealth and (then) empire; Europe whose postwar repair and unite he supports; and the United States. As Commandwealth countries form stronger relationships elsewhere, the first circle is no longer strategic meaning. Who committed self in the 1970s of the most developed political and economic form of the second circle, now the European UnionBritain has left out of it. With the revolutionary nationalism of President Donald Trump, the third circle is also aimed. So it is an 80-year counting of British strategic circles: three … two … one, nothing.

Instead of being at the intersection of three circles, Britain finds self caught between three elephants. “There are three elephants in the room and we should be careful we can’t learn” how A British officer described In Starmer’s financial testing between the global economic powers, EU and China.

Like Tony Blair a quarter-century ago, this government deals with Britain a “bridge” between Europe and US. But what kind of a bridge can do now, if the UK is outside the EU and Trump asks the whole transatlantic relationship, with special animus in the EU?

There is only one way to get Brexit in reasonable conclusion, and that will be a disease outside Switzerland, a North European Singapore. To find profits wherever you can see, whatever the states do their neighbors or their own citizens; to be a country with the criteria of a fund in a hedge. Right to European, European country closest to this cynical “multifigigning” is Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, a full EU member. But this is not a serious option either for most brexiters, with five or six different (and generally unclear) visions of what a post-brexit Britain. For most Britaines, it will completely conflict with our sense of what Britain should do and in the world.

With the full invasion of Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, the instincts of Britain have been entered again and took us to a place where we worked in the countries like France, Germany for the protection of Ukraine and Europe. Merz and Starmer just signed a German-British treaty that gives a framework for enhanced cooperation in many places. Faced with the uncertainty of Trump’s commitment to nuclear ban on Nocron in UK nuclear powers that are not hastening in European nuclears that do not rush to Europeans to not encourage a response to the country “.

It brings us back to strategic question. If we are willing to risk even our national life for Europe protection, is it not reasonable to say to some how Europe is progressing? And if you’re a government that fires everyone to grow economy, as having a starmer, can’t it help you get closer to your biggest market?

The current state is that Britain is fully committed to European defense but no one of the economic advantages belonging to the EU. In fact, it has to pay at least one price – for example, in french concessions on fishing – for the privilege of contributing to the rest of Europe’s security. Speaking to British Parliamentarians, Macron said: “The European Union is stronger than you, and stronger in the European Union.” True to two counts. But on both sides, Britain is definitely more numb. In the language of diplomacy, Britain is now applicants Wherever it turns,, want something from another party. In fact diplomatic victories, they are in “reset” in the EU or dealing with Trump trading, mostly consists of removing obstacles that have never been previously.

The strategic strategic response to this conundrum is British again to revise the EU, disease that has been swallowing less favorable to those who have done before. Half houses, such as UK-EU Customs Union Liberal Democratic Liberal Suggested in Britain, bring some modest economic advantage. The entire EU members will provide the benefits of the economy of many and the influence of politics to improve the future of Europe – and, through Europe, the world. In a jungle full of elephants, better – or at least riding – one of yourself.

Any British government seriously handed over to advance to national interest must remember long strategic logic. But British politics has never reached this point. Even liberal democrats promote Breturn and political running was made of the most successful politician Nigel’s Nigel. The people in the EU have seen it and no reason to start thinking about getting married again. Brexit wounds are more intense and disjuncture between security and economy is better for them than it is for Britain. However, EU has more than enough on its plate.

So what’s left? Pass through. Fortunately, the muddle is something to a British specialist. A few years ago I read an article about Britain in a German magazine talking The philosophy of. . He appeared in real Ukrainian leadership and certainly given his promise Make Britain seriously again.

His cabinet is full of individuals, like him, as if it was set, deserved and decent. A little boring maybe – but a view of the Trump administration shows you there are bad things than that. The UK has a heap of problems, but as well as each European country I know. British democracy has endured the Brexit stress test better than US democracy survived Trump. Social and culture, many others have been told for British permission, creativity and humor.

So if anyone can make success in the mud, by Britain to be. But Britain will be lonely when it has a clearer idea of where in the world it wants to be in 10 years. As I believe Talmud says it: If you don’t know where you want to go, any road is good.

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