Title British foreign policy and the national interest : identity, strategy and security / edited by Timothy Edmunds (professor of International Security, and director of the Global Insecurities Centre, University of Bristol, UK), Jamie Gaskarth (associate professor, University of Plymouth, UK, and head, British Foreign Policy Working Group, British International Studies Association), Robin Porter (visiting professor, University of Bristol, UK)

Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 267 pages) Contents 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 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"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Print version record Subject National interest -- Great Britain Group identity -- Political aspects -- Great Britain Strategic planning -- Great Britain Strategy. National security -- Great Britain International relations. international relations. International relations -- United Kingdom, Great Britain. Central government policies -- United Kingdom, Great Britain. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. Diplomatic relations Group identity -- Political aspects Military policy National interest National security Strategic planning Strategy International relations -- United Kingdom, Great Britain. Central -- national -- federal government policies -- United Kingdom, Great Britain. Politics and Government. SUBJECT Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 21st century Great Britain -- Military policy Subject Great Britain Form Electronic book Author Edmunds, Timothy, editor. Gaskarth, Jamie, 1976- editor. Porter, Robin, editor. ISBN 9781137392350 1137392355

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