John Van Oudenaren
Politics, Europe
Time to consolidate U.S. gains.
The British electorate’s stunning vote to leave the European Union has been followed by predictions in the United States about the dire consequences of this choice. The fate of the global economy and peace itself are said to be at risk, along with the ability of the United States to deal with Russia, Islamic terrorism and other problems while undercut by a weakened EU and a UK turned inward as it undergoes a decade-long process of unwinding its European ties.
Such alarms are highly overblown. Young Europeans are not about to begin slaughtering …read more
Source: The National Interest
