Wesley Joyce on The EU after Brexit
Wesley Joyce
The EU after Brexit
Claims and stances
Transcript
- 0:00 This is a very interesting topic, Thomas, that you're bringing up here.
- 0:03 And um, you know, it's crazy to think that Brexit happened in 2016 and to hear the way these countries are operating now.
- 0:12 And um, you know, just I personally know don't know as much about some of these things, but to see also what what Boris Johnson's um term came to and how it ended and his replacements and where that's gone and how much of a head case it was for um for the for the for them for so long, you know, it really is interesting to see.
- 0:34 But I'm also wondering here if some of the global um games that have happened recently, you know, obviously Russia tried to annex Crimea in 2014, so this is you know the Russian-Ukraine conflict is not a new one.
- 0:49 But I wonder I I think you know Brexit was definitely a uh a huge wake-up call to the organization, and it is encouraging to see them work better because I believe the world is stronger when they're strong.
- 1:02 But, you know, I I wonder, especially in today's EU where all these countries are, you know, kind of bolstering their militaries once again, given what's going on in the world and um some of the things Trump said earlier on in the year, um and things of that nature.
- 1:19 It is um it's kind of refreshing to see the EU having a wake-up call like this because obviously nobody wants to see global conflict, but if one I I feel safer in a world where the EU is powerful and at the top of their game.
- 1:35 Um so I think this is definitely a considering Brexit from this perspective, which is one I have not, um it makes me feel very good about the state of affairs in Europe and how they operate within their union.
- 1:49 Um and it honestly gives me a lot of hope about our allies moving forward.
- 1:53 So I think it definitely was a wake-up call to them, and um I hope everybody stays awake.