The Development Of British Defence Policy

Author : Ritchie Ovendale
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0719040159

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British Defence Policy Since 1945 by Ritchie Ovendale Pdf

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.

Author : David Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317036005

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The Development of British Defence Policy by David Brown Pdf

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.

Author : Robert Self
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000600230

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Making British Defence Policy by Robert Self Pdf

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.

Author : Mr David Brown
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781409499916

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The Development of British Defence Policy by Mr David Brown Pdf

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.

Author : John Gooch
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780714631288

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The Prospect of War by John Gooch Pdf

First Published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : John Baylis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UCAL:B4967498

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British Defence Policy by John Baylis Pdf

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.

Author : David R Devereaux,Cherry Schrecker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1990-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349211234

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The Formulation of British Defense Policy Towards the Middle East, 1948–56 by David R Devereaux,Cherry Schrecker Pdf

Author : Ben Clements
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351814256

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British Public Opinion on Foreign and Defence Policy by Ben Clements Pdf

This book provides a long-term perspective on the opinions of the British public on foreign and defence policy in the post-war era. Thematically wide-ranging, it looks at the broader role of foreign and defence policy in British politics and elections, public opinion towards Britain’s key international relationships and alliances (the United States, NATO, the EU and the Commonwealth), and public opinion towards the projection of ‘soft power’ (overseas aid) and ‘hard power’ (defence spending, nuclear weapons and military intervention). Assessing the main areas of change and continuity in the public’s views, it also pays close attention to the dividing lines in wider society over foreign and defence policy. Analysing an extensive range of surveys and opinion polls, the book situates the analysis in the wider context of Britain’s changing foreign policy role and priorities in the post-war era, as well as linking public opinion with the politics of British external policy – the post-war consensus on Britain’s overseas role, historical and contemporary areas of inter-party debate, and enduring intra-party divides. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of British politics, European politics, foreign policy analysis, public opinion, defence and security studies and more broadly to comparative politics and international relations.

Author : Paul Cornish
Publisher : Springer
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349243372

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British Military Planning for the Defence of Germany 1945–50 by Paul Cornish Pdf

Using recently released archive material, British Military Planning for the Defence of Germany, 1945-50, reassesses Britain's strategy for the defence of Germany up to the outbreak of the Korean War. Convinced of the capabilities of strategic air power with atomic weapons, and convinced that the defence of the Middle East should be the first call on British planning, Britain's military chiefs made a series of token gestures designed to boost French morale and consistently refused to make a genuine 'continental commitment' of operational troops.

Author : Markus Mäder
Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0820470325

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In Pursuit of Conceptual Excellence by Markus Mäder Pdf

Originally presented as author's thesis (doctoral)--Universiteat, Zeurich, 2003/04.

Author : John Robert Ferris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015049804118

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The Evolution of British Strategic Policy, 1919-26 by John Robert Ferris Pdf

A study of the connections between Britain's foreign, financial and military policies during the 1920s, calling for a radical reassessment of the perceptions of this critical period. The author argues that Britain did not follow a single strategic policy, but many different ones.

Author : C.J. Bartlett
Publisher : Springer
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1972-06-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349002184

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The Long Retreat by C.J. Bartlett Pdf

Author : John Gooch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136279287

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The Prospect of War by John Gooch Pdf

First Published in 1981. The essays collected together in this volume deal, for the most part, with the two themes which have seemed to the author the most significant and the most intriguing in the passage made by the military in Britain from the Victorian age to World War. The major theme is that of the transition of military strategy and policy from a preoccupation with the limited, though by no means undemanding, requirements of a sprawling empire in an age of diplomatic self-sufficiency to the enormous burdens of continental involvement in Europe against Germany, as the mass army replaced the capital fleet in the world's military pecking order.

Author : Stuart Croft,Peter Dorman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317884545

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Britain and Defence 1945-2000 by Stuart Croft,Peter Dorman Pdf

This text provides a concise thematic introduction to the evolution of British defence policy since the end of the second world war

Author : Michael Howard
Publisher : London : Maurice Temple Smith Limited
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041658787

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The Continental Commitment by Michael Howard Pdf