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‘The corpse seems pretty lively’: European Union after Brexit

Radoslaw “Radek” Sikorski arrived in Washington late last week at a pivotal moment for Europe: right as British election results were rolling in. Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on his way to a big win. 

Brexit is now a certainty. The United Kingdom will soon leave the European Union. 

But to Mr. Sikorski, a prominent member of the European Parliament and former foreign and defense minister of Poland, that new reality isn’t all bad news. 

“Next month, we’ll say goodbye to Mr. Farage and his merry team

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