Britain’s exit from the EU gives it the flexibility to potentially chart its own course when it comes to sanctions
Pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit protesters hold flags as they demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Thursday. Photo: tolga akmen/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images By Nina Trentmann March 14, 2019 3:49 p.m. ET
After Brexit, the U.K. might seek closer proximity to the general sanctions imposed by the U.S., in contrast to the list-based sanctions favored by the EU, said Tom Plant, a director for proliferation and nuclear policy at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Securities Studies in the U.K., a think tank. U.S. sanctions tend to be more broad than EU sanctions and are generally open-ended. EU sanctions are adopted for a limited time period, and are usually more specific in nature.
Brexit might result in the U.K. providing more guidance on sanctions and how to comply, Ms. Cogman said. The U.K. has in the past followed a restrained approach to interpreting EU sanctions, she said. “This is one of the things where Brexit might be helpful, from a sanctions perspective,” Ms. Cogman said.
A potential divergence of U.K. and EU sanctions policies over time doesn’t mean that the U.K. would blindly follow U.S. sanctions policy, said Mr. Plant.
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