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