Brexit: Leaveniks have it. What next?

June 24, 2016 17:46

The unthinkable has happened with the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union. (BBC)

Arguably, this is potentially the most serious development in world politics since the collapse of the Soviet Union. (Curiously, both catastrophes happened 'voluntarily'.)

What lies ahead? Let me outline three concentric circles '" Britain's future comes, of course, in the First Circle; followed by the fate of Europe in these uncertain times; and, enveloping the above two circles, the shift in the 'co-relation of forces' in the international system and world politics.

Read MK Bhadrakumar's blog here.

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