Assessing the Consequences of Brexit: Economic Costs and Political Fallout
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Ishaan Tharoor
3h ago· 10 min readenInsight
Summary
This article by Ishaan Tharoor examines the legacy and consequences of Brexit, using Boris Johnson's current American campus tour as a framing device. It explores how Britain's withdrawal from the European Union has reshaped politics in the UK, Europe, and the US, analyzing the economic costs, political fallout, and the broader populist/nationalist currents that Brexit both reflected and amplified. The piece connects Brexit to the rise of figures like Donald Trump and the ongoing realignment of Western politics.
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· 3 pulledThe moaning of the liberal media, which, he claimed, was too harsh on President Donald Trump and not alert enough to the dangers of real autocrats in China and Russia.
He championed the West's defense of Ukraine as a 'free country' in the face of Russian invasion.
He urged Western societies to look beyond...
Ishaan Tharoor on how Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union has reshaped politics not only in the U.K. but across Europe and in the United States.
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