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MADE IN 4 armadainternational.com - april/may 2017 www.AARMobilitySystems.com armadainternational.comTHE USA - april/may 2017 5 Editorial Out You Go! he outgoing French Presi- defence and security policy. dent François Hollande said On 23rd June 2016, the UK voted to leave the during an interview pub- EU, following its referendum on membership of lished on 6th March that the the organisation. EU leaders must make it clear United Kingdom should be not only to the UK, but to other EU members Toffered a role in any further integration of which may contemplate a similar withdrawal European Union (EU) defence and security policy. that departing the club has its costs. The UK has Mr. Hollande was prepared to make this of- been strident in its opposition towards greater fer despite the UK’s expected departure from the EU defence and security cooperation, vetoing the “supranational organisation by 2019. The British establishmentAD of a single EU military headquar- Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to for- ters in Brussels in 2011, and resisting increases to mally trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European the budget of the European Defence Agency; the Union, the formal mechanism for leaving the EU, agency which fosters closer defence cooperation before the end of March. amongst EU members. While Mr. Hollande will not be a candidate in Moreover, the desire of Ms. May to cosy up to the forthcoming French presidential election, the President Donald Trump (she was the first for- first round of which is to be held on 23rd April, his eign leader to visit the US’ new commander-in- successor will play an important role, alongside chief) should be another reason why the UK must the EU’s other heads of government in deciding be kept at arms length in any future convergence what defence and security relationship the UK of EU defence and security policy. Mr. Trump has is to have with the EU once it exits the club. The made no secret of his dislike of the EU, stating in a departure will follow the conclusion of the newspaper interview on 16th January that the EU Article 50 negotiations which are expected to was “basically a means to and end for Germany,” take around two years. and predicting that “more countries will leave,” The UK and France maintain a strong defence the European Union. The closeness of the UK to relationship. In 2010, the two countries signed the the US risks bringing Mr. Trump’s potentially Lancaster House Treaty, which enhances mutual malevolent influence into the supranational or- defence and security cooperation across the de- ganisation at precisely the moment when it must fence industrial, operational, armed forces and work towards deepening its political and eco- nuclear weapons spheres. 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