Adriel Kasonta: Has Brexit Become a US Foreign Policy Tool Against the EU and Russia?
Geopolitics & Empire
Geopolitics & Empire
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🗓️ 6 October 2018
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Political analyst and consultant Adriel Kasonta discusses potential Brexit scenarios and how it has been weaponized by the United States against the EU and Russia.
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About the Guest
Adriel Kasonta is a London-based professional with a strong background in law, politics and diplomacy.
He is currently serving as editorial board member at the Central European Journal of International and Security Studies (CEJISS) in Prague and European affairs analyst at Wikistrat, a geostrategic consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. He regularly blogs at Russian International Affairs Council.
Adriel is former project manager at the British Polish Chamber of Commerce (BPCC) in London and chairman of the International Affairs Committee at the oldest conservative think tank in the United Kingdom, The Bow Group, where he authored a research paper titled “Reflections on the Revolution in Ukraine” and was the editor and leading author of a report titled “The Sanctions on Russia”. Furthermore, in this capacity, he also authored a research paper titled “British Euroscepticism”, which was published by The Bruges Group think tank.
His opinion and analysis has appeared in Forbes, The National Interest, National Review, The American Conservative, Antiwar.com, RealClearReligion, CapX, EurActiv, Russia Direct and Sputnik News (PL).
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| 0:00.0 | We are speaking with Adriel Kasonta, who is a political consultant and analyst, a European |
| 0:05.8 | affairs researcher at Wikistrat, and an editorial board member at the Central European Journal |
| 0:11.2 | of International and Security Studies. |
| 0:13.6 | He is regularly featured in various prints, online, and television media. |
| 0:17.9 | Welcome to the show, Adriel. |
| 0:19.4 | It's pleasure to be in your podcast great to have |
| 0:21.7 | you i wanted to look at the shifting dynamics between the u.s the european union russia and beyond |
| 0:29.1 | it is undeniable that we are witnessing the first perhaps great historical geopolitical shift and |
| 0:35.6 | realignment of the world order that we have known since World War II, |
| 0:40.3 | marked by the Bretton Woods system, the Petro Dollar, and the EU. |
| 0:45.3 | Unfortunately, the Cold War seems to be carrying over. |
| 0:49.3 | And one of the first topics I'd like to start with is Brexit, which is very timely, since you are based in London as well. |
| 0:59.8 | Do you feel Brexit was a wise decision? |
| 1:03.8 | And if the EU does end up suffering a great euro economic crack-up boom, Britain jumping ship in hindsight may have proven to be clairvoyant. |
| 1:15.6 | So what are your thoughts there? |
| 1:16.6 | I will be with you totally honest. |
| 1:18.6 | And I thank you for asking me this crucial question. |
| 1:22.6 | It's very important to me. |
| 1:24.6 | As I was one of the few people who were from, you know, from the very beginning were paying |
| 1:32.4 | close attention and were involved in all of this referendum madness, writing policy papers. |
| 1:39.2 | At that time when I arrived to London, it was 2013, I was working for the British Polish Chamber of Commerce |
| 1:46.4 | as a project manager. And I got involved into policy working of the think tanks, which |
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