Britain & Africa: heading for the Brexit rocks

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High-flying illusions on the part of the proponents and grim predictions of the sceptics characterize the controversy about Brexit. The article analyses five issues at stake for the Post-Brexit relationships between Britain, the EU and Africa with a focus on the Commonwealth Sub-Saharan Africa: market access, FDI, aid, security and partnership . The British government’s vision of a ‘Global Britain’ relies heavily on a reinforced co-operation with Commonwealth nations. However, most likely this would be possible only at the expense of the poor in Africa and elsewhere. Concerning security cooperation with Africa, London apparently exaggerated its defence input in order to enhance its bargaining position with the EU. It will be crucial for both the EU and the UK to find post-Brexit agreements to stem irregular migration and the growth of jihadist groups and terrorism. In a nutshell, the analysis of these different policy fields shows that expectations of Brexiteers and African politicians alike concerning an enhanced, partner-like Post-Brexit Commonwealth relationship are largely unfounded.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations ; Foreign Aid ; Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism ; Financial Aspects of Economic Integration ; International Financial Markets ; Tax Evasion and Avoidance ; Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations: Africa; Oceania ; Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Africa; Oceania ; Economic History: Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services: Africa; Oceania ; Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements ; Capitalist Systems: Political Economy ; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
• Thema: Brexit ; Africa ; tariff policy ; international trade ; security ; partnership

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Kohnert, Dirk
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies ; ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
• (wo): Hamburg
• (wann): 2018

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/181879
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ