Deal or No Deal? The Future of Brexit

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
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Speaker
Heidi Crebo-Rediker

Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; @heidirediker

Kim Darroch

British Ambassador to the United States

Amanda Sloat

Robert Bosch Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution

Presider
James M. Goldgeier

Visiting Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; @jimgoldgeier

As Parliament attempts to break the deadlock over Britain’s departure from the European Union, the political and economic future of the region hangs in the balance. During this conversation, panelists discuss how the turmoil surrounding Brexit will impact stability in Europe and the future of U.S. relations with both the European Union and the United Kingdom.

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China

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