Our discussion this morning of brexit. Id like to open by remembering to go back a year and a half ago june 16 and the uk public vote in brexit felt like a tectonic shift and it was a major change with consequences that were both farreaching and unclear. Brexit changes everything but how . Businesses, institutions and policymakers have been looking that ever since. The study that will talk about today looks at the impossible outcomes of what they mean for our Economic Policy and preparation. Im delighted to see many friends of the Wilson Center here today and i will introduce our expert panel. My idea is that we will hear from charlie about the results of the study and turn this over to michelle for comment and then ask fran and howard to weigh in. Who are these people you ask . Charlie is the Vice President of international a brand and hes a former Us Ambassador to greece and was a distinguished state Department Career including postings as possible Deputy Assistant secretary for euro
And outcomes for the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United States. Panel ivets discuss a study on the Rand Corporation about the implications of brexit. The u. K. Will exit the European Union in march of 2019. His is just under two hours. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to all of you and to the Wilson Center for our discussion this morning of brexit. Id just like to open by remembering, go back a year and and f or so, june, 2016, the u. K. Publics vote in favor of brexit felt like a tectonic shift and it was a major change with consequences that were both arreaching and unclear. Brexit changes everything, but how . So businesses, institutions and policymakers have been looking at this ever since. Rands study that were going to talk about today looks at some possible outcomes and what they mean for our Economic Policy and for our cooperation. So im delighted to see many friend of the Wilson Center here today and of rand. Im going to introduce our expert panel and my idea is
Including postings in europe, and from 2007 to 2008. At the rand corporation, Robin Quinville is a distinguished fellow at the council and the senior advisor, and served as Vice President for European Union and special edition at the council. Howard howard shatz is the director of rand, initiated research, and the party Rand Graduate School specialized in economics and national security. And so many varied studies im hardpressed to find something he had. Michelle egan is our nonrand expert, one of our own at the Wilson Center, fellow in global europe program, professor at American University school of International Service and coordinates european and russian studies program. With that, you are waiting, i will turn it over to charlie. Thank you very much. Robin didnt introduce herself but i will mention she is just back from top political jobs at the us embassy in london and in berlin, and knows quite a bit about this herself and hope she will intervene in the discussion period. I woul
An audible conversations welcome to tonights lecture. Before we get started you may have noticed a few cameras in the room, please turn off all of your devices. Please do that if you are interested in asking a question. We are very excited about tonights program. Its a pleasure to welcome the lecture featuring francis struggled. Its made for the generosity of the livingston foundation. In new york city and graduating from Radcliffe College came of age in the vietnam war era and the vietnamese and americans in vietnam the history of vietnam and the involvement in that country the book was awarded the pulitzer prize, the bancroft prize and the National Book award. Shes since authored numerous works of American History and works have appeared in such publications as the new yorker, New York Times magazine and rolling stone. She will discuss the most recent book the evangelicals to shape america. She traces the history of the protestant evangelism from its beginnings in the great awakening
An audible conversations welcome to tonights lecture. Before we get started you may have noticed a few cameras in the room, please turn off all of your devices. Please do that if you are interested in asking a question. We are very excited about tonights program. Its a pleasure to welcome the lecture featuring francis struggled. Its made for the generosity of the livingston foundation. In new york city and graduating from Radcliffe College came of age in the vietnam war era and the vietnamese and americans in vietnam the history of vietnam and the involvement in that country the book was awarded the pulitzer prize, the bancroft prize and the National Book award. Shes since authored numerous works of American History and works have appeared in such publications as the new yorker, New York Times magazine and rolling stone. She will discuss the most recent book the evangelicals to shape america. She traces the history of the protestant evangelism from its beginnings in the great awakening