Labour's Ballistic Missile Defence Policy 1997-2010 - A Strategic Relational Analysis (Hardcover)

This book uses the 'strategic-relational approach' to explain how the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown integrated the United Kingdom into the US ballistic missile defence system in order to maintain national security and to uphold the 'special relationship' while at the same time recognising that voters were in general opposed to missile defence. Labour's Ballistic Missile Defence Policy 1997-2010 examines how the Labour administration was tasked with navigating a domestic political environment in which they had to appear tough on defence in general in order to appeal to a broader range of the electorate while recognising that voters were opposed to missile defence in particular. This book seeks to answer the question of why the centre-left government of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, elected on a mandate of multi-lateralism in international relations and espousing an 'ethical dimension' to foreign policy, committed the United Kingdom to US ballistic missile defence - an internationally divisive military project associated with the US Republican Party and George W. Bush in particular. This book is essential for students and researchers interested in British military history, international relations, strategic studies, British politics, Labour politics and political theory.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Modern British History
Release date:	December 2022
First published:	2023
Authors:	James Simpkin
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	206
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-228925-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Peace studies > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Promotions
LSN:	1-03-228925-2
Barcode:	9781032289250

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