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Britain’s welcome revival of nationhood

  WASHINGTON The Leave campaign won the referendum on withdrawing Britain from the European Union because the arguments on which the Remain side relied made Leave’s case. The Remain campaign began with a sham, was monomaniacal with its Project Fear, and ended in governmental thuggishness. The sham was Prime Minister David Cameron’s attempt to justify Remain by negotiating EU concessions ...

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UK transition out of EU would be hard

    The UK has voted to leave the European Union, but the strenuous exit process could take years. Brussels wants an immediate start to it, while London insists it is a new Prime Minister who will negotiate with the EU in October. London’s position doesn’t augur well with sullen Brussels, apparently annoyed by UK’s unprecedented decision to leave the ...

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How important is China to Central Asia

    Catherine Putz SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS There are few topics bigger in the region than the question of China. EurasiaNet is running a five-part series addressing different aspects of Chinese engagement in Central Asia. Raffaello Pantucci tackles the overview, writing that “China’s rise in Central Asia marks one of the most consequential changes in regional geopolitics since the ...

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