British Foreign Policy and the National Interest

Identity, Strategy and Security
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-48331-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 327 g

Whose interests does British foreign policy serve? Is the national interest a useful explanatory tool for foreign policy analysts? This interdisciplinary collection responds to these questions exploring ideas of Britain's national interest and their impact on strategy, challenging current thinking and practice in the making of foreign policy.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Edmunds, T.

Gaskarth, J.

Porter

Porter, R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; Jamie Gaskarth, Robin Porter, and Tim Edmunds PART I: BRITAIN IN THE WORLD 2. The Uncertain Merger of Values and Interests in UK Foreign Policy; Jonathan Gilmore 3. The National Interest and Britain's Role in the World; Jamie Gaskarth 4. National Interest and the Falklands War; Helen Parr PART II: WHOSE NATIONAL INTEREST? 5. A Citizen's View of 'national interest'; Nick Ritchie 6. Critical Perspectives on the Concept of the 'National Interest': American Imperialism, British Foreign Policy and the Middle East; David Wearing 7. Why America?; Robin Porter PART III: STRATEGY AND PLANNING 8. Organising for British National Strategy; Alexander Evans 9. UK Nuclear Interests: Security, Resilience and Trident; Benoit Pelopidas and Jutta Weldes 10. Complexity, Strategy and the National Interest; Tim Edmunds 11. National Interest and Strategy: an Ecologically-grounded Analysis; Max Taylor 12. Britain's Strategic Culture in Context: A Typology of National Security Strategies; Tim Oliver and Austin Knuppe 13. Conclusion; Tim Edmunds, Jamie Gaskarth and Robin Porter

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Evans, King's College London, UK
Jonathan Gilmore, Kingston University, UK
Austin Knuppe, Ohio State University, USA
Tim Oliver, TAPIR, John Hopkins University, USA
Helen Parr, Keele University, UK
Benoît Pelopidas, University of Bristol, UK
Nick Ritchie, University of York, UK
Max Taylor, University of St Andrews, UK
David Wearing, SOAS, University of London, UK
Jutta Weldes, University of Bristol, UK