“Global Britain’s” Foreign Policy
Special Features of “Sovereign” Atlanticism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19367168 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kira Godovanyuk (0000-0002-5205-0021, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 30-41 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Europe (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0201-7083 • E-ISSN: 0201-7083 |
| Publisher | The Russian Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15211/soveurope620213041 |
| OpenAlex | W4200053121 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
The article outlines the special features of the UK foreign policy described as an outcome of the request for a new international role after the withdrawal from the EU. Proceeding from the theory of rational choice, the author concludes that the UK uses relations with Washington to adapt the idea of “Global Britain” to the changes in the international environment, taking into account the reduction of its own weight in international politics. It is highlighted that the synchronization of the UK and the US international agendas is taking place against the backdrop of deteriorated UK-EU relations. Atlanticism, along with disengagement from the EU, became the ideological basis of a new British foreign policy aimed at ensuring Western unity, while increasing its fragmentation. The significance of the new Atlantic Charter and the military-political alliance AUKUS for the foreign strategy of the UK is assessed. Despite the global nature of the articulated goals, the United Kingdom operates in the logic of a middle power in the face of intense international competition. It is concluded that the special emphasis on “hard” power and the strengthening of military-political alliances based on liberal values does not solve the strategic dilemmas of Britain, which will still have to balance between the major international actors
Alliance · Charter · Economics · Foreign policy · Great power · Ideology · International relations · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · Economic Issues in Ukraine · Global Political and Economic Relations · Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics · Law
Strategic Choice and International Relations
UK-China Relations
European Union ‒ USA
The UK on the Verge of Future Relations with the EU
Subjectivity of the European Union ‒ between Atlanticism and Eurocentrism
Trade and Cooperation Agreement Between the EU and the UK
Global Horizons of the Atlantic Alliance
The dilemma of Brexit
Back of the queue
The Historical Roots of the ‘Awkward Partner’ Narrative
Britain alone
Special relationships in flux
Role Theory, Foreign Policy, and the Social Construction of Sovereignty
When the shooting starts
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |