ABSTRACTSecurity and intelligence matter to the state; they also matter to the European Union (EU). Germany is a driving force behind the EU, which most naturally also includes support of EU security policy and institutions. However, there is also a long-standing bilateral tradition between the United Kingdom (UK) and Germany in this regard. Anglo-German intelligence and security relations have seen many ups and downs, but at the end of the day they have always proven to be effective in the right moment, with standing political crisis. Brexit means that the UK will be leaving the EU but not Europe – a simple fact often ignored in heated discussions. The UK will continue to share European security interests; she has to. Having said that, the current paper argues that current threats to national and EU security can in fact have soothing effect amid political turmoil around Brexit. The underlying argument is that common strategic interest is likely to lead to a cool-headed pragmatic approach. Intelligence and security relations, liaison and sharing, should, after all, continue to exist and not severely be affected by Brexit. It remains to be seen whether the UK will stay a permanent member of the respective EU security institutions; however, even if technically the answer is no, some sort of arrangement ensuring constant exchange is highly likely. This, after all, leads to the conclusion that from the Anglo-German intelligence and security point of view Brexit will not be a very dramatic affair.