British Foreign Policy and the National Interest

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.

Autorentext
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

Inhalt

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