Associate professor of political science and public policy
He specializes in the EU and the politics of international economic relations, including global governance of product and financial markets, international trade and investment treaties. He is also a senior fellow for the Rethinking Regulation Project at Duke's Kenan Institute for Ethics.
In the past, central banks have tried to stimulate faltering economies by cutting interest rates. But Duke political scientist Tim Buthe said that is not an option here because British and EU interest rates are already very low. Buthe said the overall impact of Brexit could be "stunning" because it increases uncertainty, could greatly complicate trade, and makes London a less attractive place for the financial sector.
VOA News
Duke political scientist Tim Buthe says there are many reasons why the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, including ‘British voters (being) stunningly poorly informed’ and Prime Minister David Cameron ‘spectacularly failing’ to achieve his goals. Read more of his insights in this interview.
Duke Today
If UK voters opt to leave the EU, the fundamental cause will be the long-term failure of the British political leadership to make a real case for the U.K.'s EU membership on anything other than instrumental grounds.
East Bay Times
