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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Drake University and formerly at University College London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies, where he was an associate professor in politics and a frequent consultant to the UK Foreign Office.

Can Scotland enjoy a ‘velvet divorce’ from UK?

January 11, 2023 by Kieran Williams 3 Comments

Looking back on the Czech/Slovak divorce 30 years ago, a US political scientist sees no precedent: “The SNP might interpret a general election result as a mandate to leave, but unionist parties might see it otherwise and refuse to come to the table. Any push towards independence in the face of opposition from the U.K. government could lead to an impasse akin to that between Catalonia and the Spanish government.”

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