Written by Marcin Grajewski,

On Thursday 23 June, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a referendum, leaving citizens, politicians and investors uncertain about the future of EU-UK relations and about the move’s long-term implications for the country concerned, the European Union as a whole and the wider world.

This note offers links to recent commentaries and reports from major international think tanks on issues raised by the British referendum. More studies on the topic can be found in a previous edition of ‘What think tanks are thinking’ from February 2016.

The Brexit scenarios: Towards a new UK-EU relationship

Barcelona Centre for International Relations, June 2016

Can Britain join Norway in the EEA?

Centre for European Reform, June 2016

Die Kosten eines EUAustritts

Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, June 2018

Brexit referendum: Majority of EU citizens wants the United Kingdom to stay

Bertelsmann, June 2016

LSE Commission on the Future of Britain in Europe

European Institute, London School of Economics, June 2016

To Brexit or to Bremain? That is the question

Atlantic Council, June 2016

Why young people are right to fear Brexit

Centre for European Reform, June 2016

How to leave the EU?

Open Europe, June 2016

The UK referendum and the future of the European project

European Centre for International Political Economy, June 2016

Britain, the EU and security: Only one thing worse than fighting with allies

Centre for European Reform, June 2016

Brexiting yourself in the foot: Why Britain’s eurosceptic regions have most to lose from EU withdrawal

Centre for European Reform, June 2016

Euroskepticism beyond Brexit: Significant opposition in key European countries to an ever closer EU

Pew Research Centre, June 2016

The economic shock of a ‘Brexit’

Council on Foreign Relations, June 2016

Brexit and defence: Where is the strategy?

Egmont, June 2016

Berlin and Paris need a strategy for Brexit

Bruegel, June 2016

Is Brexit good for America? Nope

Brookings Institution, June 2016

Britain, the EU and the sovereignty myth

Chatham House, May 2016

UK unplugged? The impacts of Brexit on energy and climate policy

Chatham House, May 2016

Brexit would shake the four pillars of British foreign policy

Centre for European Reform, May 2016

The EU and referenda: Three denials of democracy

Jacques Delors Institute, May 2016

Brexit and the UK’s public finances

Institute for Fiscal Studies, May 2016

One hundred years of British solitude: Magical thinking about Brexit and security

European Council on Foreign Relations, May 2016

Brexit: what happens next?

Institute of International and European Affairs, May 2016

Evolution not revolution: The case for the EEA option

Adam Smith Institute, May 2016

Brexit: A last testament

Centre for European Policy Studies, May 2016

Europe 2.0? The EU after the British referendum

Policy Network, May 2016

Economical with the truth – A review of HM Treasury analysis: the long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives

Civitas, May 2016

Assessing Brexit’s potential consequences for European security

European Policy Centre, May 2016

Why Britain voted to leave (if it does…)

Centre for European Reform, May 2016

Brexit and free trade: Would a post-Brexit UK be better able to sign free trade agreements with the rest of the world?

The Bruges Group, May 2016

Brexit: What happens next?

Institute for International and European Affairs, May 2016

Zwischen den Welten: Großbritannien als Partner für Deutschland in Europa nach dem EU-Referendum

Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, May 2016

What danger is there of contagion in the event of a “Brexit”?

Fondation Robert Schuman, May 2016

Good-bye Britain? Hintergrundanalyse zum EU-Referendum in Großbritannien

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, May 2016

The UK’s foreign and security policy: what’s at stake in the referendum?

Egmont, May 2016

L’accordo sui nuovi rapporti fra Regno Unito ed Unione europea. Contenuto ed implicazioni

Istituto Affari Internazionali, Osservatorio di politica internazionale, April 2016

Britain and Europe: A new settlement?

European Policy Centre, April 2016

Breaking up is hard to do: Britain and Europe’s dysfunctional relationship

Institute of Economic Affairs, April 2016

Argument or organisation? The battle over membership of the European Union

Fabian Society, Foundation for European Progressive Studies, April 2016

Where next? A liberal, free-market guide to Brexit

Open Europe, April 2016

Beyond pride and prejudice: The impact of Brexit on the rest of the EU

LUISS School of European Political Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science, April 2016

What Britain’s potential exit from the EU could mean for global markets, the migrant crisis and fighting terrorism

German Marshall Fund, April 2016

The economic consequences of leaving the EU: The final report of the CER commission on Brexit 2016

Centre for European Reform, April 2016

Europe after Brexit: Unleashed or undone?

Centre for European Reform, April 2016

What’s in a phrase? The United Kingdom and Ever Closer Union

Institute for International and European Affairs, April 2016

Emergency exit: A look at what can be once we are free

Bruges Group, April 2016

What’s in a phrase? The United Kingdom and ever closer union

Institute of International and European Affairs, April 2016

Brexit – The economic impact: A meta-analysis

Cologne Institute for Economic Research, April 2016

A new settlement for the UK: a “Leap in the Dark”

College of Europe, March 2016

Brexit : Les risques du référendum

Institut français des relations internationales, March 2016

Freedom of movement and the EU referendum

Institute for Public Policy Research, March 2016

‘Brexit’ is a challenge for the entire continent

Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis, March 2016

Britain’s future in Europe: The known plan A to remain or the unknown plan B to leave

Centre for European Policy Studies, March 2016

The new deal with the United Kingdom: The downside of flexibility

College of Europe, March 2016

Brexit or no Brexit? Political and institutional implications of an EU without the UK

Istituto Affari Internazionali, March 2016

Free movement and the EU referendum

Institute for Public Policy Research, March 2016

Implications of Brexit for UK Environmental Policy and Regulation – a report for APPG

Institute for European Environmental Policy, March 2016

EU Wargames: The challenges facing UK negotiators inside and outside the EU

Open Europe, February 2016

Visit the European Parliament homepage on Brexit negotiations.