# In an in-depth interview, NYU Global Research Professor Ian Bremmer discusses the potential implications of Britain's exit from the EU

1 Faculty News February 23, 2016 ![The Economist logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_025662.jpg?itok=1_MW1PTy)>

Excerpt from [The Economist](http://www.economist.com/blogs/bagehot/2016/02/meaning-brexit) -- "I don’t necessarily think that Britain leaving would suddenly lead to a wave. I don’t think it would lead to the end of the EU. Because people will also see how painful it is. And they’ll also see how technically difficult it is to engineer. I think that will scare them."

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