The drawbridge fallacy

Terrorist attacks in Brussels on the 22 March 2016 were quickly pounced on by Brexit supporters, but the author argues that the United Kingdom's security is strengthened by EU cooperation.

See also related url hyperlinks for further information examining the external and internal security / justice and home affairs aspects of the issue.

• Primary Source

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Is Britain safer in or out of the European Union? This one’s a no brainer http://www.europeansources.info/record/is-britain-safer-in-or-out-of-the-european-union-this-ones-a-no-brainer/

ESO: Background information: What effect might terrorist atrocities in Paris have on UK’s EU referendum? http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-effect-might-terrorist-atrocities-in-paris-have-on-uks-eu-referendum/

Politico, 23.03.16: What the anti-Brexit camp feared most: a terrorist attack http://www.politico.eu/article/what-the-anti-brexit-camp-feared-most-a-terrorist-attack-theresa-may/

The Telegraph, 24.03.16: Quitting the EU 'would help our security', former MI6 chief suggests http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/12202855/bexit-brussels-attacks-eu-mi6-security.html

EUObserver, 23.03.16: Right-wing politicians score points on Brussels attack https://euobserver.com/foreign/132783

The Telegraph, 26.03.16: David Petraeus: Brexit would weaken the West's war on terror http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/12205094/David-Petraeus-Brexit-would-weaken-the-Wests-war-on-terror.html

The Guardian, 25.03.16: [Opinion]: Richard Dearlove is very wrong: leaving the EU would weaken British security http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/25/richard-dearlove-leaving-eu-british-security-open-borders

The Guardian, 24.03.16: Would Brexit damage British intelligence? http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/mar/24/brussels-brexit-really-undermine-the-uks-intelligence-capabilities

The Conversation, 29.03.16: Brussels attacks show Britain absolutely must remain in (or leave) the EU http://theconversation.com/brussels-attacks-show-britain-absolutely-must-remain-in-or-leave-the-eu-56832

Blog: Open Europe, 22.03.16: Might the Brussels attacks increase the chance of Brexit? http://openeurope.org.uk/impact/might-the-brussels-attacks-increase-the-chance-of-brexit/

Leave.EU: Press Release, 29.03.16: Arron Banks welcomes Australian Prime Minister's intervention in EU terror debate https://leave.eu/en/news/0/arron-banks-welcomes-australian-prime-ministers-intervention-in-eu-terror-debate

Vote Leave: Dossier, March 2016: EU Most Wanted. Vote Leave to make the UK safer http://www.voteleavetakecontrol.org/campaign_news_vote_leave_to_make_the_uk_safer

InFacts, 24.03.16: Dearlove downplays Brexit security cost http://infacts.org/dearlove-downplays-brexit-cost-uk-security/

EurActiv, 30.03.16: ‘Britain safer outside the EU? Bollocks!’, says Tory MEP http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/britain-safer-outside-the-eu-bollocks-says-tory-mep/

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