The beginning of a unique experience for the EU. Never before had a member opted out of the EU. Some view it as a catastrophy for Europe now not only reduced in dimension but also prone to further dismemberement. Some now see a disunited UK where Scotland, Northern Ireland having voted for staying in the EU may now wish to move out of the UK. The division is even greater now between younger and older generations, cities and rural areas, elites and segments of the population who feel rejected.
The rise of nationalism, populistic policies seems to spread all over the world with economic, social and political consequences which will affect all of us.
