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British Foreign Policy and the National Interest

Identity, Strategy and Security

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Editors:
  1. Timothy Edmunds

    1. University of Bristol, UK

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  2. Jamie Gaskarth

    1. School of Government, Plymouth University, UK

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  3. Robin Porter

    1. University of Bristol, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Jamie Gaskarth, Robin Porter, Timothy Edmunds
      Pages 1-20

  3. Britain in the World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. The Uncertain Merger of Values and Interests in UK Foreign Policy

      • Jonathan Gilmore
      Pages 23-41

    3. The National Interest and Britain’s Role in the World

      • Jamie Gaskarth
      Pages 42-65

    4. National Interest and the Falklands War

      • Helen Parr
      Pages 66-82

  5. Strategy and Planning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Organising for British National Strategy

      • Alexander Evans
      Pages 137-154

    3. UK Nuclear Interests: Security, Resilience and Trident

      • Benoît Pelopidas, Jutta Weldes
      Pages 155-170

    4. Complexity, Strategy and the National Interest

      • Timothy Edmunds
      Pages 171-187

    5. National Interest and Strategy: An Ecologically Grounded Analysis

      • Max Taylor
      Pages 188-204

    6. Britain’s Strategic Culture in Context: A Typology of National Security Strategies

      • Tim Oliver, Austin Knuppe
      Pages 205-224

  6. Conclusion: A Return to the National Interest?

    1. Conclusion: A Return to the National Interest?

      • Timothy Edmunds, Jamie Gaskarth, Robin Porter
      Pages 225-234

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 235-267
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Bristol, UK

    Timothy Edmunds, Robin Porter

  • School of Government, Plymouth University, UK

    Jamie Gaskarth

About the editors

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

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