Given the leave win in the UK referendum, and assuming that the UK moves ahead to 'leave' the EU, what are the options available? Would it be likely that several of the agreements will be repealed (e.g, the UK's formal membership), while keeping those treaties, such as the free movement of goods...

The BBC has projected that a majority voted for the UK to leave the EU. Is the referendum binding, or does ultimate authority lie with parliament?

For those hiding under a rock, Great Britain's future in the EU is being decided right now by means of a referendum. This, coupled with the constant talk of a plebiscite for marriage equality in Australia got me thinking. Generally, referendums and plebiscites are meant to show the will of a pe...

Given that leave is confirmed to have won the EU referendum, what happens now? Will David Cameron resign? If so does that mean we will have a new PM negotiating the UK's exit deal? And how long is the process of exiting the EU likely to take?

Well the EU referendum happened in the UK and there was some talk about what happens if the result is a tie, or if it is very close. Apparently, there would not be a recount unless there was a specific problem with the counting in one area. This got me thinking - has anyone estimated the error m...

With the recent events of the Brexit, the SNP want another referendum. Is it possible that Westminster would block this possibility ? How could Scotland take his independance without the approval of Westminster ? Another question : Would every agreements with the EU have to be written again ...

Are most U.S. politicians pro-Israel? If so, why?

If the Scottish vote to break away from the United Kingdom, which seems more likely after the Brexit vote, what will happen to the Union flag? I don't think many people would like to see the lack of blue (apart from Scots) in a new flag, as red, white and blue is almost everyone in the UK. For ex...

What are the immediate impacts of the UK leaving the EU? Specifically: Housing, NHS, Financial Markets, Non UK passport holders (Feel free to elaborate on other topics)

What are England wins and looses when it comes to "leaving" eu?

For votes which can have extremely long-term consequences, (like changing the constitution) a simple majority vote is usually not enough. Such votings and referendums are not about electing a temporary leadership which can be easily changed in 4 years or even sooner. Therefore, it's common practi...

Former Prime Minister David Cameron said he would leave triggering Article 50 up to his successor. What exactly is Article 50?

The first I heard of "Brexit" was from John Oliver on Last Week Tonight, where he urged UK voters not to leave the EU, citing false motivations used to promote the Brexit. These included: Proponents of a Brexit claimed that the UK was paying a large sum of money each week, which could be avoide...

Scenario: Assuming that Article 50 is invoked and UK officially leaves EU And assuming that for some reason, both UK populace (a large share) and enough powers that be or popular will in EU, decide that UK ought to re-join EU, 1,2 or 5 years down the road. So far I heard tons of people assert...

Right before the French Revolution, the western parts of the Austrian Empire and of the Kingdom of Prussia were part of the Holy Roman Empire, while their respective eastern parts (today Poland/Lithuania/Hungary/Slovakia etc...) weren't in the HRE. Similarly, between 1866 and 1871, the souther...

What could justify the "artificial" weakening of a country's currency?

why does each branch of government reach a different conclusion about what policy decision to make?

But the french also hate the EU. No more than 25% of them still supports it. If such a referendum were to happen in france, the result for leave would probably be much higher - comment on another question. This seems very unlikely to me but I'm far more familiar with UK than France. What is ...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is currently in the news for saying We now expect the United Kingdom government to give effect to this decision of the British people as soon as possible, however painful that process may be. Any delay would unnecessarily prolong uncertainty. ...