Poland’s position has always been precarious.

Mearsheimer contends that the American strategy of encouraging the 2014 Euromaidan clashes in Kiev and courting Ukraine into NATO and the European Union is considered in Russia to be an existential threat.

If this Conservative government fails to act quickly, it risks not only Northern Irish peace unravelling, but the slow reversal of Brexit itself.

Perhaps a policy that looks on the face of it a foolish adventure of the post-Cold War liberal hegemonic type could in fact be a wise strategic move.

Perhaps it is time MI5 asks itself just what are the implications of having so many members of Parliament, the Civil Service, the intelligence community, the judiciary, influential think tanks, trade unions, regulatory authorities and the media who openly pledge fealty to Brussels.

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However, like most debates regarding Brexit, it’s not quite that straightforward. For starters, breaking international law happens as regular as clockwork.