Brexit and the CFSP: a window of opportunity?

Abstract

The United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the European Union has thrown into question the future of the Common Foreign & Security Policy. Without the UK’s obstruction in this policy field, scholars and decision-makers alike now envisage a window of opportunity for reform to the Common Foreign & Security Policy. This study will employ Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Approach to ascertain the extent to which this is a reality. Using a mixed method of survey data and semi-structured interviews, this research finds that Brexit has created a window of opportunity for reform to the Common Foreign & Security Policy.