Brexit
Brexit Is Not Immune to Coronavirus
Amanda Sloat Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 3:25 PM
With the U.K. negotiators in quarantine and more pressing issues at hand, the U.K. and European Union should extend the Brexit transition period.
Amanda Sloat is a Robert Bosch Senior Fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. She is also a fellow with the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center. She served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Southern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean Affairs at the State Department from 2013-2016, where she was responsible for U.S. relations with Turkey. She previously worked at the National Security Council and House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Coronavirus
European Elections In a Time of Coronavirus
Amanda Sloat Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 3:39 PM
Among the many things affected by COVID-19 is the electoral process. European leaders are struggling with scheduled local, regional, parliamentary, and presidential elections.
Coronavirus
Is Trump Right That Britain Is Handling the Coronavirus Well?
Amanda Sloat Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 4:25 PM
Is Britain actually at a lower coronavirus risk, especially with its measured response?
Europe
Dispatch from Munich: Seeking a Savior in a Time of Westlessness
Amanda Sloat Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 8:00 AM
European states want to exert more unity and strength on the world stage, but they lack the vision and consensus to do so.
Brexit
Brexit Endgame: Britain’s EU Departure Marks the End of Brexit’s Beginning
Amanda Sloat Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 2:09 PM
After months of uncertainty, Britain is finally leaving the European Union.
Brexit
Brexit Endgame: Brexit Nears, Northern Ireland Assembly Reconvenes, and Megxit Distracts
Amanda Sloat Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 9:00 AM
Parliament has finally approved Brexit. Now what?
Brexit
Brexit Endgame: British Voters Back Boris and Brexit
Amanda Sloat Fri, Dec 13, 2019, 12:31 PM
The Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to power with a sizable majority, enabling it to move forward with Brexit. The outcome also raises questions about the constitutional future of the U.K., particularly in Scotland and Northern Ireland.