Written by Marcin Grajewski,

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has presented a draft text to replace the ‘Irish backstop’, with the aim of reaching agreement with the other 27 EU leaders on the United Kingdom’s orderly withdrawal from the EU in the coming weeks. While the UK withdrawal is currently scheduled for 31 October, the UK Parliament has adopted legislation obliging Johnson to seek a delay in that date, if no deal is reached by 19 October. But with British politics in turmoil, it remains unclear if the Prime Minister will comply, or, if he does, whether the EU will agree. Economists warn that the UK’s disorderly departure from the EU is likely to have damaging consequences for supply chains in trade and production, transport, the supply of medicines and many other areas.
This note offers links to a series of most recent commentaries and reports from major international think tanks and research institutes on Brexit.
‘No deal’ Brexit and the EU budget: Beware the risk for EU unity
Institut Jacques Delors, September 2019
What does the UK’s Supreme Court ruling mean for Brexit
Carnegie Europe, September 2019
Deal or no deal? Five questions on Boris Johnson’s Brexit talks
Centre for European Reform, September 2019
Even a Commons majority for an EU withdrawal agreement doesn’t rule out a no-deal Brexit
Institute for Government, September 2019
A parliamentary majority without a policy and a government policy without a majority
The UK in a Changing Europe, September 2019
Trick or treat? French and German views on ‘Brextension’
European Council on Foreign Relations, September 2019
MPs should use their extra time wisely and scrutinise the government’s Brexit plans
Institute for Government, September 2019
Supreme Court case: Not the best way to go about things
The UK in a Changing Europe, September 2019
Brexit and ‘peak populism’ in Europe
German Marshall Fund, September 2019
Just a little Brexit? Alternative (customs) arrangements’ and the Withdrawal Agreemen
Centre for European Policy Studies, September 2019
Boris Johnson auf Kurs No-Deal Brexit
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, September 2019
Auto makers prepare to shut down again fearing no deal Brexit disruption
The UK in a Changing Europe, September 2019
The impact on Europe of ‘make-believe’ Britain
Friends of Europe, September 2019
Brexit beyond Britain
German Marshall Fund, September 2019
Bewitched by Brexit: Referendums and modern democracy
European Council on Foreign Relations, September 2019
How Brexiteers are destabilising Ireland’s fragile peace
Carnegie Europe, September 2019
Brexit and the UK’s political implosion
Scottish Centre for European Relations, September 2019
The biggest obstacle to a workable backstop alternative lies not in the EU, but the UK
The UK in a Changing Europe, September 2019
Weighing up alternative arrangements to the backstop
The UK in a Changing Europe, September 2019
Brexit: How was it for you?
European Policy Centre, September 2019
EU leaders signal desire for Brexit deal despite limited progress
Open Europe, September 2019
How Transatlantic foreign policy cooperation could evolve after Brexit
Carnegie Europe, September 2019
How would negotiations after a no-deal Brexit play out?
Centre for European Reform, September 2019
How would a second referendum on Brexit happen?
Institute for Government, September 2019
A no-deal Brexit is not inevitable
Centre for European Reform, August 2019
What would a no-deal Brexit look like?
Council on Foreign Relations, August 2019
Boris Johnson enters democracy’s twilight zone
Peterson Institute for International Economics, August 2019
Brexit banking exodus creates a dilemma for Dublin
Bruegel, July 2019
Preparing Brexit: No deal
Institute for Government, July 2019
Where Brexit goes, the law shall follow
Bruegel, July 2019
Deficiencies and omissions in the Brexit Agreement
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, July 2019
Making global Britain work
Policy Exchange, July 2019
A power for the future? Global Britain and the future character of conflict
Chatham House, July 2019
What Brexit means
Council on Foreign Relations, July 2019
Read this briefing on ‘Brexit: make it or break it?‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.
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