Future of the European Union

[Pannonian]

Well,, I gave it a go, which is more than can be said for you and Mr Trucker. This early sentence didn't augur well: "Building on the “Audit of Geopolitical Capability” from September 2017", as it builds on something that must have some kind of credibility in order for this update to have any. Googling that document mainly returns reports of this document, with the headline claim that the UK is 2nd most powerful country in the world by its reckoning, which immediately sets off BS alarms. Still, I went a bit further, and looked at the methodology, as you suggested. The study is broken down into various areas. A look at these includes a number of areas where experts in these fields have been forthright on how Brexit damages them (the latest, universities). So I'd like you to explain why I should overlook their expert opinions in favour of this think tank document whose headline conclusion screams BS to me.

One thing tickled me though. In order to seem scientific and everything, the study presents its findings on stylised maps with metrics on the edge and how high the UK rates. The list of countries thus studied is quite exhaustive, but there are still some gaps. To help fill these gaps, here's one for Ousmane Dembele. Lionel Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo vs Arjen Robben. I'm sure there are others.