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Brexit, the Irish border and Coronavirus

20 March 2020 | Jonathan Evershed

Jonathan Evershed, University College Cork, discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and looming Brexit negotiations, arguing that the response to the virus continues to show the gap between Ireland and UK that has been evident throughout the Brexit process.

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Brexit, Independence and the Union

Lessons for Scotland from the EU’s Enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe

23 March 2020 | Kirsty Hughes

From the Scottish Centre on European Relations report 'An Independent Scotland in the EU: Issues for Accession', Director Kirsty Hughes, provides an overview of EU enlargement over the years, the development of the accession process, and asks, what would the process look like for an independent Scotland?

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Brexit, the Irish border and Coronavirus

20 March 2020 | Jonathan Evershed

Independence and the Union

Building Bridges?

18 March 2020 | Anna Meine

Boris Johnson recently discussed building a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland as a way to cement the Union, however, Anna Meine, University of Siegen, evaluates how territorial spaces are negotiated and argues that it will require more than a bridge to alleviate the challenges posed by Brexit.

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The reality of Brexit does not go away as normal politics is suspended

17 March 2020 | Richard Parry

The coronavirus crisis makes it difficult to progress other areas of policy, but the clock ticks on Brexit negotiations. Richard Parry reviews the UK and EU positions and the way that the new dominant issue may displace the previous one.

Attitudes and Behaviours

Small States in the Modern World: Opportunities and Vulnerabilities

16 March 2020 | Michael Keating

Michael Keating, University of Aberdeen, discusses requirements for small states to thrive, arguing that small states do equally or better than larger states.

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Wales, post-Brexit

16 March 2020 | Centre on Constitutional Change

As the Welsh government faces a dilemma over Brexit, Daniel Wincott and Jac Larner, Cardiff University, look back at the historical context to make sense of the Welsh Brexit position.