Possible Dynamics of UK-EU Defence Relations after Brexit

With Brexit, the European Union (EU) lost one of its most military capable Member States. Despite the signing of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), a significant void was left on the topic of defence cooperation. As a result, many questions and interrogations ensued on what shape this relationship might take, should it develop. The aim of this study is thus to explore possible defence dynamics between the UK and the EU post-Brexit. This paper goes beyond the traditionally proposed scenarios of a future defence relation, namely a no-deal, ad hoc or exhaustive approach, by bringing about a realistic vision of how to reach, in the long run, an EU-UK defence agreement…