Brexit and the War in Ukraine: The Impact on Britain, the U.S., and Europe

AIER's Bastiat Society program in Washington, DC will host an in-person event with Dr. Nile Gardiner, Director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation.

On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom finally left the European Union. Brexit is the most important event in British history since the end of World War II, and has huge implications for the United Kingdom, the United States and the whole of Europe. Dr. Gardiner will provide an update on the implementation of Brexit and its expected impact on the British and European economies, the US-UK Special Relationship, and international trade.

Dr. Gardiner will also assess the repercussions of the Russian invasion of Ukraine for the transatlantic partnership, the European Union, the NATO alliance, and US and British leadership in the world.

Eventbrite registration is required to attend. Admission fee is $15 (only $5 for full-time students). Lunch will be provided. Cash payments at the door are not accepted.

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Schedule:

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Lunch & Networking

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM: Speaker Presentation

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM: Q&A Discussion

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More about the speaker:

Nile Gardiner is Director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, and a leading authority on Brexit. Before joining Heritage, Dr. Gardiner served as a foreign policy aide to Lady Thatcher in her private office in London, assisting her with her final book, Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World and advising her on international issues. His work for Lady Thatcher helped shape her foreign policy vision, including her powerful call in Statecraft for Great Britain to consider leaving the European Union, which laid the foundations for Brexit over a decade later.

Dr. Gardiner is a prominent expert on US-British relations, US foreign policy, and the transatlantic alliance. He has testified several times before Congress on foreign policy issues, including before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Brexit as well as the prospects for a US-UK Free Trade Agreement. He frequently provides analysis on global events for US and international television networks, including the BBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, and Sky News. He has also been a regular contributor for The Daily Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Daily Mail, The New York Times Room for Debate, The Boston Globe, The Washington Times, National Review, and USA Today.

Dr. Nile Gardiner received his M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in History from Yale University, and B.A. and M.A. in Modern History from Oxford University.

Host or Publisher Bastiat Society, American Institute for Economic Research