Fabio Petito argues that the UK is failing to realise the importance of regional blocks and has few realistic responses to the current crisis of the liberal international order.

'Get Brexit done is the biggest delusion of all' - Michael Heseltine launches scathing attack on Boris Johnson.

This tweet outlines the UK's involvement in, and extensive influence on, the evolution and direction of the European Union (and its precursors).

Liberal Democrat and Labour MEPs have taken up committee jobs in ‘huge vote of confidence’.

'We're going to be depriving ourselves of a lot of information that we will be spending the next few years trying to find out by other means'

The first concerns the United Kingdom. Aside from a few hard-liners, Brexit -- the decision to leave the common market made by Boris Johnson's administration -- has become a disaster.

This reshuffle will make little difference: the country is going nowhere as the PM leads us further down an economic dead end.

The lucrative UK/US trade deal is dead - so will it Liz Truss now press ahead with ripping up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol?

A body representing the aerospace industry says it is "disappointed" that the government has not taken an "ambitious approach".

PM urged to recognise pursuit of no-deal Brexit would be regarded as serious error by US.

There cannot be a question mark left in the minds of British politicians - or any others for that matter - as to where the allegiances of the current US President lie when it comes to post-Brexit Irish-British affairs.

We knew leaving the EU would weaken us. Now we can see it will limit the ability of the government to rein in big tech.

British envoys may be deploying a combination of indignation and stubbornness.

The Prime Minister and French President Emmanuel Macron can't stand each other, but the real damage is from Brexit.

In what follows, a group of leading social scientists explore these themes, explaining what has happened in the past, the situation the UK finds itself in now, and the issues that might confront us going forward. The collection is intended as a guide to the big questions confronting the country in the years to come.

'Before Brexit, the UK pursued its sanctions policy through multilateral fora, primarily the UN and the EU. The EU, in particular, offered a means of pursuing sanctions when the UN Security Council was deadlocked, or if UN sanctions were deemed insufficiently robust.'

Chief among these is Britain, who in leaving the European Union, has placed a disproportionate emphasis on the potential benefits arising from a new trade deal with the US.

Diplomats suggest Britain’s leverage on world stage will be weaker after EU departure. / Brexit is already leading to a “palpable decline” in British influence at the UN, and that influence would be in freefall but for the UK’s commitment to spend 0.7 % of gross national income on overseas aid, a study has found.

Now Brits face a chaos and internal division of their own making, alongside potential isolation and years of economic hardship -- particularly if the UK crashes out with no deal on April 12. / Across much of Britain's former Asian colonies, many are greeting the UK's impending departure from the European Union with a mixture of bafflement, apathy, amusement -- and a touch of schadenfreude.

UK scientists had been shut out of the multibillion-euro scheme amid drawn-out Brexit negotiations.

Leo Varadkar says UK has struggled to accept its is less important than it once was.

When the bell tolls at eleven o’clock tonight, ringing out Britain’s membership of the EU, an entire phase of British history will come to a close. For nearly half a century – from 1973 to 2020 – perhaps the single most important fact about British history was its membership of the European Union (or ‘Community’, until 1993).

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is eroding its own influence in the world without hurting the bloc’s ability to wield global power, according to the EU’s top diplomat.

Russia’s leaders do not consider the UK to be their country’s equal in the global system. This creates problems for British policymakers – which Brexit is aggravating.

A recurrent claim of the Leave campaign during the 2016 EU referendum was that it would be easy for the United Kingdom, once it had decided to leave the EU, to agree with the larger countries of the Union, notably Germany and France ... But the misconception was illuminating for its misjudgement of the European Union and the solidarity between its members.

June Mummery said EU rules would still apply to Britain but that it would have no say.

Airmic, the UK association for risk and insurance professionals has said that Brexit is threatening the London Markets influence in the global industry.

Chatham House director general says UK must not seek to be rival to EU on foreign policy

Brexiters are often accused of living in the past. That is manifest in the now recurring Brexiter response to concerns about Brexit: ‘but we did perfectly well before’.

The ceaseless discussion about custom unions and single markets masks the devastating loss of UK power and influence that has already occurred

Britain is bracing for a crushing defeat at the United Nations on Wednesday when the General Assembly is expected to adopt a measure demanding that London cede the British-ruled Chagos islands, home to an important military base.

The results of the U.S. election will pose existential questions in London.

Britain's role in foreign affairs has been in decline for a long time, and that will continue unless the country joins with other European countries in a very sustained way.

The argument that Britain needs to leave the European Union to reclaim its sovereignty is misguided says new paper, Britain, the EU and the Sovereignty Myth.

Nancy Pelosi among those to highlight the issue, while UK representative says he hopes it is a case of ‘quality over quantity’.

The general election will be the point of no return for the UK in the current phase of its decline, and the US is heading in the same direction.

Critics say No 10 move to quit bloc’s institutional structures leaves UK blindsided. / British diplomats will pull out from the EU’s institutional structures of power in Brussels within days, under plans being drawn up by Downing Street.

'The British ambassador told me — and I loved it — that every time the British military is meeting with the American military, the Americans are talking about the French' / British influence in Washington DC has “vanished” following Brexit, the outgoing French ambassador to the US has said.

Nicholas Walton gives up leadership of €2.8m pan-European research after dispute over Northern Ireland protocol.

Chagos Islands: UN officially demands Britain and US withdraw from Indian Ocean archipelago. / General assembly expected to vote in favour of UK ceding control of Indian Ocean archipelago – site of major US airbase – to Mauritius

UK PM’s claim China breaking international agreement over Hong Kong provokes response from embassy.

Belief that Britain is force for good in world is down 10 points from April 2019 in UK.

Member state leaders want ‘sincere co-operation’ in event of granting London extension.

Research into similar exercises in other countries has shown they lead to an exodus of talent and a loss of influence with key partners.

“He’s a little bit of an opportunistic person.”

There's little talk of reversing the decision, but evidence of Brexit-induced harm is piling up.

Analysts in Europe say Britain committed “Anglo-Saxon suicide” when it voted for Brexit.

There is far too much at stake to take any pleasure in this bizarre political reversal.

[This post will] provide a detailed analysis of an article written by David (now Lord) Frost in this week’s Sunday Telegraph.

Lady Sugg hands in resignation after overseas aid cut by a third.

United States' last three formal defence reviews predicated on assumption Britain will never again fight a war without its help.

The UK’s decision to leave the EU, or ‘Brexit’ as its colloquially known, impact show the UK is perceived by other states, including its perceived reliability as a multilateral partner.

Despite its claims of exceptionalism and the freedom to succeed outside of the European Union, in reality, the UK is no longer in the room where it happens, says former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall.

"Brexit’s underlying geopolitical expectations have turned out to be mistaken."

It has not even been five months since the end of the Brexit transition period and there have been armed patrol vessels in the Channel.

A former Conservative leader asked how the UK could “reproach” Russia, China and Iran for their conduct when it was prepared to break international laws.

Decision on British overseas territory comes less than two weeks after UK left bloc.

A 19th Century trade agenda will decimate the most productive parts of the 21st Century economy.

Trump’s national security adviser wants the UK to be beholden to the US for its daily bread, making the country a timid American outpost.

The former prime minister warned that “complacency” and “nostalgia” are the routes to a national decline and that the UK’s global influence has relied upon history, fortified by membership of the EU and close ties to the US.

Ivan Rogers, former UK ambassador to the EU, says prime minister will think ‘history was going his way’ if Donald Trump is re-elected

The prime minister’s snappy, inane slogan is the prelude to inevitable lies, betrayal and duplicity.

It wasn’t just bad for Britain, says Australia’s former prime minister – Brexit hurt the liberal democratic order as well.

Party hopes to attend meetings of EU foreign affairs council should it win UK election.

The shadow Northern Ireland secretary appeared alongside Charlie McConalogue at a Business Post event in London.

Brexit minister says EU move would be to the detriment of viewers but admits UK is powerless to prevent it.

"It's the day in which Britain lost more power and influence than in any other day of my peacetime life.” Lord Heseltine speaks to Emily Maitlis on the day Article 50 was triggered - starting the process of the UK leaving the EU.

Former Tory grandee accuses Boris Johnson of pursuing an ‘utterly disastrous’ Brexit policy.

The veteran Tory Remainer on the British leaders of his lifetime and how he came to be the hero of the Put it to the People march.

‘I want to awaken you to an opportunity’, Penny Mordaunt tells US audience – after Joe Biden slammed the brakes on talks.

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have increasingly become influential in Brussels and beyond.

Leaving the EU confronts my former colleagues with a greater challenge than Whitehall has faced for generations.

Journalist and political commentator Peter Hitchens claimed on GB News that Britain's influence has not really gone away post Brexit because it has very little to begin with. / Is he right?

The UK does "not have as much influence or as much voice" within a major European law enforcement agency post-Brexit, says a police chief.

Ex-ambassador says Democrat White House would prioritise France and Germany.

Professor Michael Dougan gives us his verdict on the UK EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement, as usual, using five points.

If we are to have any influence over issues such as the climate crisis, we must reach out to Brussels – not turn our backs.

Former deputy prime minister says we ‘must restore Britain’s position in the corridors of European power’.

So much for the Special Relationship… In an unprecedented week in which PM-to-be Boris Johnson effectively fired Britain’s ambassador to the USA to placate a bullying Donald Trump, we look into Britain’s humiliating future as a taker of orders from bigger international players.

"Our hefty international influence rested on our history and reputation, buttressed by our membership of the European Union and our close alliance with the United States. Suddenly, we are no longer an irreplaceable bridge between Europe and America. We are now less relevant to them both."

Australians have had their fair share of political turbulence in recent years but, as Nick D Miller explains in a new book ,'Do They Mean Us?', many Down Under simply cannot understand Britain's act of self-sabotage.

Trade has plummeted and red tape has blocked our borders. Is that what ‘protecting our sovereignty’ meant?

The government has quietly admitted Singapore-on-Thames is dead.

The fall of the British Passport “In 2010, it was ranked as the most powerful in the world. According to the Henley Passport Index, we could visit more destinations without a prior visa than any other nationality.” Now it’s 13th.

The hostility shown to the EU contrasts with the fawning attitude towards the US and fails to recognise the disparity in economic power.

In a world of superpower rivalry, the UK must urgently rebuild the strategic alliances that were sabotaged by its departure from the EU.

The contest to succeed Theresa May shows that British illusions persist.

Martin Wolf: Britain’s demands for its negotiations with the EU are unrealistic.

This week has seen the UK talking up its influence in Artificial Intelligence. But it is adrift from important research on bias and other problems, while the EU’s AI Act is full steam ahead.

As much as I consider the UK to be my adoptive home, I will move back to Europe for my upcoming PhD research project.

As our prime minister and the no-deal zealots of his cabinet revel in Brexit brinkmanship it is worth recalling the legal realities of what threatens to be our post Halloween world.

Boris Johnson is about to feel the pinch of Brexit Britain’s new global status: squeezed on one side by Europeans in no mood to yield, and on the other by a United States driving a hard bargain for its economic support.

Tearing up Northern Ireland protocol ‘will spark trade war, drive up inflation and damage UK influence’, warns senior Tory MP.

Rejection of regular EU talks and Horizon dithering prove the PM is running scared of his party’s lunatic fringe.

According to a poll carried out by the Savanta data research group, more people in the UK believe Brexit has damaged the country's economy and influence on the world stage with indicators pointing towards a growing appetite for a second referendum on EU membership.

Former senior officials also worry Britain may be sidelined if Joe Biden becomes president.

Britain faces a tough challenge to retain global influence after its departure from the EU under a prime minister who has a well-known reputation for “lying”, France’s former ambassador to the UK told Agence France-Presse (AFP) in an interview.

EU rules will still affect UK but Britain will have no say in setting them.

Biden likely to look towards EU - not the UK - as its key partner in a number of strategic areas.

UK will be accommodated but never prioritised above collective interest of EU.

The UK will have to “fight its way to the table” as US-president elect Joe Biden seeks to rebuild American relations around the world, according to a study.

The UK's diplomatic heft and economic muscle have been greatly damaged by leaving the world's largest trading bloc. It will have increasingly little sway in any future global crises.

‘Morass’ of future talks looms, but status of EU posting has been ‘downgraded’ – and a brain drain is likely, according to think tank

Judges advise Britain that separating archipelago from Mauritius in 1960s was wrong.

Wales’ role in UK-EU relations has greatly diminished since Brexit, with open democratic debate replaced by diktat and decisions made in the shadows, MSs warned.

European leaders now get to dictate terms to a supplicant Britain.

Industry body says tariffs put jobs at risk but shares in European drinks makers rise.

Policymakers in the UK have to adjust to the reality of no longer setting international standards. The UK no longer offers markets of bulk. Nor does it have recognised high standards that others are keen to adopt.