UK's bilateral strategy

In this comment piece for Encompass online magazine, Cleo Davies and Hussein Kassim reflect on what the bilateral agreements between the UK and EU member states since Brexit mean for UK relations with its neighbours.

What strategy for the UK’s bilaterals with EU member states?​

Since it left the EU, the UK has signed multiple bilateral declarations and statements with EU member states. Although they have received less attention than the UK’s renegotiated trade deals, they form an important element of the UK’s post-Brexit diplomatic strategy and are featured in the UK government’s recent Integrated Review Refresh. This working paper offers a provisional examination of these agreements. It looks at their interaction with the WA and the TCA, assesses their significance, and discusses what they signal about the opportunities available to the UK for forging bilateral ties as a third country.

UK Bilaterals with EU member states since Brexit​