Brexit has been
relatively unpopular among the European area, even within the UK,
there have been many different opinions surrounding the issue of
Brexit, from whether or not to leave the EU to how to negotiate with
the EU parliament. However, undoubtedly Brexit is one of the most
crucial events in this twenty-first century. Many people see this as
the turning point from globalisation to deglobalisation, but I have a
different opinion that I think Brexit will set a new standard for the
future worldwide foreign policy.
The reason for
Brexit not being a turning point of deglobalisation is because the
foundation of the European Union is not necessarily a movement
towards globalisation. There have been some scholars and economists
believing that the formation of the European Union is a geographical
isolation that to unite European countries to fight the rest of the
world in terms of politics and trades. Brexit could be seen as a
movement that brings Britain away from uniting with other countries
(which is a process of deglobalisation), but it could be seen as a
movement that Britain leaves the European Union and rejoin the global
entire economy (which is a process of globalisation). Therefore,
Brexit could not be simply seen as a turning point of
deglobalisation.
The reasons for me
to see Brexit setting a new standard of the future worldwide foreign
policy are the followings. Firstly, when transport has been faster
and easier than decades ago, the cooperation between countries has
been expanding outside their traditionally geographical regions.
Britain is currently leaving its traditionally geographical allies
and seeking new trade partners globally. Many other countries may
follow Britain to leave their current geographical trade deals and
seek more trade partners, including Japan. Secondly, Britain is
restructuring its foreign policy, and many other countries may need
to do something similar in the future. When the US is starting more
and more disagreement with its traditional allies, American allies
may want to change their foreign policies and become less dependent
of America. In the future, countries need to have their specific
foreign policies and cannot rely on one or two stable allies, as such
alliance could become quite vulnerable. Actually even if Japan wants
to become normal countries again, it has to get rid of the influence
from America. Thirdly, the trade negotiation after Brexit could set
examples for some countries which seek trade deals without forming
some political alliance.
Overall, I think
that Brexit will set a standard for many countries’ future foreign
policies.
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