Format:
xi, 267 Seiten
ISBN:
9781137392343
Content:
"For over a decade, British foreign policy has been criticised for lacking strategic thinking. Academics describe a 'strategy gap' and note that old ideas about Britain's role in the world continue to be recycled even today. This collection aims to address this issue by re-examining the ideas of Britain's national interest and their impact on strategy, to challenge current thinking and practice in the making of foreign policy. Applying interdisciplinary approaches to British foreign policy, this volume analyses a range of issues asking: Whose interests does British foreign policy serve? Is the national interest a useful explanatory tool for foreign policy analysts? How can policymakers reconnect with this idea to devise better strategies to cope with the complex policy environment of the twenty-first century? Drawing on links between academics, policymakers and other stakeholders, it provides a practical discussion of theories on global change, globalization, ethics, and security to enliven debate about how to forge a foreign policy that advances the interests of the UK whilst also holding policy-makers and officials to account for their actions"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
,
1. Introduction
,
2. The Uncertain Merger of Values and Interests in UK Foreign Policy
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3. The National Interest and Britain's Role in the World
,
4. National Interest and the Falklands War
,
PART II: WHOSE NATIONAL INTEREST? ; 5. A Citizen's View of "national interest"
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6. Critical Perspectives on the Concept of the "National Interest" : American Imperialism, British Foreign Policy and the Middle East
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7. Why America?
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PART III: STRATEGY AND PLANNING ; 8. Organising for British National Strategy
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9. UK Nuclear Interests : Security, Resilience and Trident
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10. Complexity, Strategy and the National Interest
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11. National Interest and Strategy : an Ecologically-grounded Analysis
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12. Britain's Strategic Culture in Context : A Typology of National Security Strategies
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13. Conclusion
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe British Foreign Policy and the National Interest Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014 ISBN 9781137392350
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
,
English Studies
Keywords:
Großbritannien
;
Nationales Interesse
;
Außenpolitik
;
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