The United Kingdom left the European Union at the end of January, three and a half years after the public voted for Brexit in a national referendum, the first time a major country has left the bloc in the postwar history of European integration.Looking back to 2001 when the fervor for European integration was more or less at its apex, I was ridiculed when I expressed my doubts about the EU's permanency to a group of Europhiles. They believed the EU had successfully dampened passions for sovereignty and nationalism. This does not reflect reality, however, as one observes Brexit's drama unfol…READ FULL ARTICLE
