News and Prophecy Staff

In the wake of the Brexit and growing uncertainty within the EU, French and German foreign ministers announced plans for “the EU’s transformation to become a ‘political union’ and its resolute militarization for global military operations. In a joint position paper, Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) and Jean-Marc Ayrault (PS) are calling for the EU’s comprehensive military buildup, based on a division of labor, to enable future global military operations. Following the Brexit, the EU should, step-by-step, become an ‘independent’ and ‘global’ actor.

Shockwaves have rippled across Europe after Britain voted to leave the EU in its historic referendum. “Spain’s Government on Friday called for joint control of Gibraltar after the British people voted to leave the EU” (Daily Express, June 27, 2016).

“After two weeks of battling a number of out-of-control fires in California, Arizona and New Mexico, state and federal [fire] crews had the upper hand against all but one by Sunday morning—the Erskine Fire in Kern County, north of Los Angeles, which grew from 37,000 acres to 43,360 acres during the day” (ABC News, June 26, 2016). As the U.S.

NATO and Europe distrust Russia because of the situation in Crimea and beyond (AFP, May 19, 2016) and Russia is increasing its military activity in response to NATO’s actions (Aljazeera, May 4, 2016; Time, May 4, 2016).  Re

After 43 years as a member of the European Economic Community and the European Union, the British people voted last week to leave the EU. In a close vote (roughly 52% for departure, 48% for remaining “in”), Britons cast their vote for national sovereignty and control of their own borders (Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2016).