Making British Defence Policy

Making British Defence Policy
Author: Robert Self
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2022-06-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000600238

This book explores the process by which defence policy is made in contemporary Britain and the institutions, actors and conflicting interests which interact in its inception and continuous reformulation. Rather than dealing with the substance of defence policy, this study focuses upon the institutional actors involved in this process. This is a subject which has commanded far more interest from public, Parliament, government and the armed forces since the protracted, bloody and ultimately unsuccessful British military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. The work begins with a discussion of two contextual factors shaping policy. The first relates to the impact of Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with the United States over defence and intelligence matters, while the second considers the impact of Britain’s relatively disappointing economic performance upon the funding of British defence since 1945. It then goes on to explore the role and impact of all the key policy actors, from the Prime Minister, Cabinet and core executive, to the Ministry of Defence and its relations with the broader ‘Whitehall village’, and the Foreign Office and Treasury in particular. The work concludes by examining the increasing influence of external policy actors and forces, such as Parliament, the courts, political parties, pressure groups and public opinion. This book will be of much interest to students of British defence policy, security studies, and contemporary military history.

British Defence Policy Since 1945

British Defence Policy Since 1945
Author: Ritchie Ovendale
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780719040153

Based on excerpts from original sources, this book provides an introduction to the controversies and dilemmas that have confronted those making and implementing British defence policy since the end of World War II. Ovendale explores the policy dilemmas caused by Britain's parallel commitments to continental Europe and to a global foreign policy, the legacy of her imperial past. He also examines the decision in 1957 to rely on the nuclear deterrent, abolish conscription and move away from a maritime strategy; and the role of the Treasury in dictating the limits of British defence policy.

Mission Improbable

Mission Improbable
Author: Patrick Bury
Publisher:
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2019-01-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781912440047

Bury's definitive account of the origins, evolution and impact of controversial British defence policy, the Future Reserves 2020 (FR20), one of the most significant organisational transformations of the army since the abolition of conscription.

The Development of British Defence Policy

The Development of British Defence Policy
Author: David Brown
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2016-03-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317036018

Britain's military forces have rarely been busier. It is therefore crucial to understand the developing trends and underlying assumptions of British Defence Policy, in regard to both foreign policy and international security. This volume, which covers both the Blair and Brown eras in defence policy making, places developments post 11 September in a wider context, assessing the impact of key personalities and events on a range of issues, notably the perennial concern of military overstretch. By critically appraising contemporary developments, and examining the driving policy in specific cases, this volume provides a relevant and up-to-date assessment of this vital policy area. As well as being contemporary in its analysis, the work is also comprehensive in scope, embracing both policy objectives - such as the expeditionary strategy and the desire to be a bridge between the US and EU - and the instruments that underpin such policy.

British Defence Policy

British Defence Policy
Author: John Baylis
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 179
Release: 1989-03-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349198234

This study of British defence policy argues that a "one-off" defence review is not enough but a regular process of defece reviews every five years provide a long-term strategic direction which, the author maintains, is lacking at present.

French Foreign and Defence Policy, 1918-1940

French Foreign and Defence Policy, 1918-1940
Author: Robert W. D. Boyce
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1998
Genre: France
ISBN: 9780415150392

With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this book examines France's strategies for protection against Germany and appeasement during this period, and places interwar relations in a larger European context.

Europeanization of British Defence Policy

Europeanization of British Defence Policy
Author: Robert Dover
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2016-04-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317139186

The phenomenon of Europeanization has become a topic that is constantly under debate. This critical volume examines Europeanization through examples of British defence policy, the European Security and Defence Policy, the legal arms trade and the decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003. Drawing on examples from Austria and France, as well as unveiling the role of the Prime Minister and his close confidants in driving through this controversial defence policy, Robert Dover provides an original and engaging contemporaneous account of Europeanization. Academics, post-graduate researchers and analysts concerned with British foreign and defence policy and those interested in European defence policy more generally, will all find this study a must read.

British Foreign and Defence Policy Since 1945

British Foreign and Defence Policy Since 1945
Author: Robert Self
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2010-06-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230313531

Foreign policy has dominated successive governments' time in office and cast a consistently long shadow over British politics in the period since 1945. Robert Self provides a readable and incisive assessment of the key issues and events from the retreat from empire through the cold war period to Humanitarian Intervention and the debacle in Iraq.

British Policy-Making and the Need for a Post-Brexit Policy Style

British Policy-Making and the Need for a Post-Brexit Policy Style
Author: Jeremy Richardson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2018-04-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3319900293

This book revisits and re-defines the policy style concept and explores the long-standing debate in British political science concerning how best to characterise the British policy style. The book highlights several trends that suggest that the British policy style has shifted towards the impositional end of the policy style spectrum, bringing it more in line with the traditional Westminster model of governing. However, these changes also reflect a more frenetic policy style which might increase the number of policy blunders and failures in British Government unless means are found to access and manage the specialist expertise that interest groups possess.

British Defence Policy in a Changing World

British Defence Policy in a Changing World
Author: John Baylis
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2024-11-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1040230032

First published in 1977, British Defence Policy in a Changing World provides an analysis of the changes which have taken place in Britain’s security policies since the Second World War. Domestic political, economic, and social factors are discussed as well as the range of international circumstances which have influenced policy. The approach is essentially a thematic one, isolating several key issues and examining them in detail. The authors use their skills to study a comprehensive range of affairs relating to Britain’s security policy since 1945. The book may be divided into four main sections. The first looks at the relationship between foreign policy and defence policy in general and more specifically at the three circles of British policy: East of Suez, the ‘special relationship’, and Europe. The second section looks at the place of nuclear weapons in defence policy. The third section is concerned with defence economics, national priorities, and the recurring dilemmas of decision-making, while the final section concentrates on issues of civil military relations and discuss public attitudes towards defence in terms of their political implications. This is a must read for scholars and researchers of international politics, British politics, defence and strategic studies.