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How does the 'unidentified political object' that is the European Union really work?

  • Written by Garret Martin, Professorial Lecturer, American University School of International Service
European Union flags at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Sept. 11, 2019. AP/Virginia Mayo

In the run-up to the 2016 Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom, “Take our country back” became a rallying slogan for the campaign pushing for the U.K. to leave the European Union.

Opponents of further integration of the U.K. into the EU resented...

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