Overview of Brexit Maybe/Brexit Maybe Not

5-9-16 Boris Johnson has rebuffed claims made by British Prime Minister David Cameron that a “Brexit” would make the country less safe, saying it is NATO and not the EU that has “underpinned peace in Europe ....I saw the disaster when the EU was charged with sorting out former Yugoslavia,” he added, “and I saw how NATO sorted it out.”   http://www.newsweek.com/brexit-boris-johnson-david-cameron-security-nato-eu-457370

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4-1-17  “We regard the UK’s traditional and historic contribution to the security and stability of Europe as something that is unconditional,” Boris Johnson said in the interview published on Saturday.            http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-security/british-role-in-european-security-unconditional-foreign-minister-idUSKBN1733BL  

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5-28-17     Merkel said that Europe's move toward self-reliance should be carried out "of course in friendship with the United States of America, in friendship with Great Britain and as good neighbors wherever that works."   ...Germany hiked its military spending by $2.2 billion this year, to $41 billion, though it remains far from being able to stand on its own militarily.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-merkel-europe-relations-20170528-story.html
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9-12-17  LONDON — "In tackling the diverse, changing threats we all face today, it is in the interests of both the EU and UK that we ensure cooperation on European security."   https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/09/12/world/europe/12reuters-britain-eu-defence-security.html?mcubz=3
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9-12-17   The UK wants to continue contributing troops and military assets to EU operations after Brexit as part of closer defence co-operation with the bloc, according to a new Government paper....The document - the latest position paper to be released by the Government in its talks with Brussels - sets out a vision of a "deep" and "unprecedented" security partnership in its scope and depth.  http://news.sky.com/story/uk-seeks-deep-security-partnership-with-eu-after-brexit-11031667
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9-22-17  at Florence: "We believe we should be as open-minded as possible on how we work together on security matters," May said.  "We share the same values in peace, democracy, human rights and the rule of law."

She also called for new "dynamic arrangements" to tackle new security challenges in the future with a treaty between the EU and the UK.  May also proposed a joint approach to world issues - on diplomacy and development.  The prime minister said the UK was unconditionally committed to maintaining European security and tackling "shared threats."    http://www.dw.com/en/uk-pm-theresa-may-proposes-brexit-transition-in-florence-speech/a-40643911