At stake, analysts said, may be the future of police cooperation and intelligence sharing, which have been hallmarks of European counterterrorism efforts. But the most pressing question about Brexit following Wednesday’s attack is not about work visas, analysts and former diplomats said. Various British intelligence agencies, such as MI5 and MI6, would continue to cooperate with European partners, he said. “If the Brits put sovereignty above security, everybody loses.”Other experts suggested Britain’s participation in police and security cooperation would outlast Brexit, particularly given that the organs of intelligence-sharing were not the source of Euroskepticism powering the leave campaign. and member states how best to continue cooperating on security, law enforcement and criminal justice,” the spokesman said.

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2017 21:00 UTC