1st Edition

British Security Policy The Thatcher Years and the End of the Cold War

Edited By Stuart Croft Copyright 1991
244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

This book, first published in 1991, examines Britain’s defence and foreign policy of the 1980s , and explores a variety of alternative roles for Britain in the radically changed circumstances of the 1990s. The authors analyse the full range of major British security issues and developments, including the use of force and the role of conventional forces, the significance of the Anglo-American... Read more

1. Introduction Stuart Croft  Part 1. Military Security Issues  2. Challenges to the Nuclear Orthodoxy David H. Dunn  3. Conventional Forces Colin McInnes  4. The Use of Force Christoph Bluth  Part 2. Wider Security Questions  5. From Conformity to Confrontation: Arms Control Mark Hoffman  6. The Costs of Defence Paul Laurent  7. Policies Towards Northern Ireland Ian Kearns  Part 3. Areas of Foreign Policy  8. Nostalgic Isolationism: Policies Towards Europe Philip Acton and Simon Crowe  9. The Anglo-American Security Relationship Wyn Rees  10. Perceptions of the Soviet Threat Nicholas J. Wheeler  11. Relations with the South Joanna Spear  Part 4. Conclusion  12. Stock-Taking after the Cold War Stuart Croft

Biography

Stuart Croft