The UK at a crossroads: Re-puzzling over the functioning of international relations in Europe and globalisation after Brexit

This paper deals with the status of the United Kingdom (UK) in the unstable European international relations following the referendum on the European Union (EU). It also deals with the UK’s capability to survive in spite of being transformed into a country of four nations. It seems that the devolution process in the UK, analysed at the beginning of this paper, does not create an obstacle to the UK’s independent acting in globalisation. The advocacy of a new vision of the UK’s global presence in world politics after leaving the EU requires full and responsible implementation of such idea by the UK Government. Actually, due to its global presence in the evolution of international relations, the UK endeavours to be a state capable of redefining its reason of state, independently from one of the EU members. Therefore, the UK could be an independent actor in international relations that promotes globalisation in the name of the new vision for a ‘Global Britain’. In order to achieve this vision, the author points out that gender equality is a priority, particularly in pursuing the policy of integrated management of human and natural resources. To that end, the importance of gender roles is emphasised. All discussion is in favour of the focus of the paper: the re-puzzling over the functioning of international relations in Europe and globalisation after Brexit.