British Diplomacy

Foreign Secretaries Reflect

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2014 | 2nd Revised edition
Methuen Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-413-77674-7 (ISBN)

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Features lectures presented at The London School of Economics. This book covers three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s, a period which included major events, such as Britain's membership of the European Union and the ongoing debate; the Falklands War; the end of the Cold War and the break up of the Soviet Union; the first Gulf War; and more.

The London School of Economics arranged a series of important lectures from five politicians who once held the role of Foreign Secretary. These lectures have now been brought together in this book, edited by Graham Ziegner of the LSE, with an introduction by Professor William Wallace and a conclusion by Professor Christopher Hill, on New Labour's foreign policy. The contributors provide a unique insight into the thoughts and actions of the holders of one of the most difficult and challenging posts within British government, highlighting the problems faced during their time as foreign Secretary, and giving a personal account of how these were tackled.The book covers three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s, a period which included major events, such as Britain's membership of the European Union and the ongoing debate: the Falklands War; the end of the Cold War and the break up of the Soviet Union; the first Gulf War; conflict in the Balkans; and the proliferation of international terrorism. The book provides an exciting overview of how the many challenges to British diplomacy have been addressed in the past and what lessons can be learnt by current policy makers.

Graham Ziegner is an international relations graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science and holds a master's degree from St Antony's College, Oxford. He currently works for the House of Commons in Brussels.

Preface and acknowledgementsIntroduction: Foreign Secretaries and foreign policy (William Wallace)The ever-growing dominance of No. 10 in British diplomacy since 5 April 1982 (Lord Owen)The continuing problems (Lord Carrington)Politics and personality in the Thatcher years (Lord Howe of Aberavon)After Iraq - what future for humanitarian intervention? (Lord Hurd of Westwell)The Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom - is it special? (Sir Malcolm Rifkind)Afterword: New Labour's foreign policy (Christopher Hill and Tim Oliver)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.9.2014
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-413-77674-3 / 0413776743
ISBN-13	978-0-413-77674-7 / 9780413776747
Zustand	Neuware