British foreign policy and the national interest : identity, strategy and security

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British foreign policy and the national interest : identity, strategy and security

Title remainder

identity, strategy and security

Statement of responsibility

edited by Timothy Edmunds, Professor of International Security and Director of the Global Insecurities Centre, University of Bristol, UK, Jamie Gaskarth Associate Professor of International Relations, School of Government, Plymouth university, UK, and Head of the British Foreign Policy Working Group, British International Studies Association, Robin Porter, Visiting Professor, University of Bristol, UK, FCO retired

Creator

• Edmunds, Timothy

Contributor

• Gaskarth, Jamie, 1976-
• Porter, Robin

Editor

• Edmunds, Timothy
• Gaskarth, Jamie, 1976-
• Porter, Robin

Subject

• Great Britain -- Military policy
• Group identity -- Political aspects -- Great Britain
• National interest -- Great Britain
• Strategic planning -- Great Britain
• Strategy
• Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 21st century

Language

eng

Summary

"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"--

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Literary form

non fiction

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bibliography