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  • Essay / The pros and cons of Brexit - 886

    On the one hand, without international relations with the EU, Britain is economically and socially vulnerable. Although Britain's exit from the EU may define Britain's power according to British citizens, the type of power that matters is relative power, that is, power when compares it to other states. If other states do not recognize Britain as a powerful force, its exit from the EU will be meaningless. On the other hand, by removing benefits provided by the EU, Britain is refusing aid that could have helped the country become more powerful. In other words, Brexit diminishes a source of power for Britain, since the EU not only offers economic opportunities, but it also provides useful information so that member states can behave accordingly. Overall, realism suggests that while Brexit increases Britain's confidence in its power, it also, in some ways, diminishes the country's power. Within the framework of liberalism, few advantages of Brexit can be analyzed, especially since liberalism believes in the effectiveness of international organizations or the EU. Nonetheless, liberalism could argue in favor of Brexit that the decision to leave the EU allows Britain to regain its sovereignty, because membership in an international system reduces a state's sovereignty due to regimes or international laws proposed by the system. By relying less on union, Britain can take the initiative in