{"id":53277,"date":"2020-02-03T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T19:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=53277"},"modified":"2020-02-02T20:41:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T09:41:11","slug":"big-ben-tolls-a-warning-for-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/big-ben-tolls-a-warning-for-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Ben tolls a warning for Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brexit! Brexit? Brexit!&#\u00a3?<\/p>\n

Here is proof of an old Yiddish curse: \u2018May you get what you wish for.\u2019<\/p>\n

Britain has got its wish: it left the European Union<\/a> on 31 January.<\/p>\n

The hard part starts now. Exit done, Britain must find new entrances.<\/p>\n

Rejecting Europe\u2019s version of globalisation and free trade, Britain must now embrace globalisation and free trade. Retaking its \u2018sovereignty\u2019, Britain must now negotiate with the sovereignty of others. Out of political turmoil, Britain must remake its politics.<\/p>\n

Seeking to escape the austerity mindset of the past decade, Britain faces hard economic choices and the tough truth told by trade flows.<\/p>\n

Discarding open borders with Europe, Britain must rethink the meaning of its borders, and what that might bring for Ireland and Scotland.<\/p>\n

Choosing its history over its geography, Britain must rethink its history and deal with the demands and blessings of its geography.<\/p>\n

As The Economist<\/em> editorialised<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s future is full of uncertainty. No longer part of one of the great global blocs, it has to find a new role in the world. Pulled apart by the tensions within the union, its nations need to find a new accommodation. Shaken by the bitter arguments over Brexit, it has to mend its frayed social contract.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are my forecasts for Britain bereft by Brexit<\/a> and the shredding of its traditional grand strategy<\/a>:<\/p>\n