Carcass of Dead Policies
The Irrelevance of Nato
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20138259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven E Meyer (National Defense University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2003-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723 |
| Publisher | United States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55540/0031-1723.2176 |
| OpenAlex | W218432504 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
I n 1877, Lord Salisbury, commenting on Great Britain's policy on the East- ern Question, noted that "the commonest error in politics is sticking to the carcass of dead policies." 1 Salisbury was bemoaning the fact that many influential members of the British ruling class could not recognize that history had moved on; they continued to cling to policies and institutions that were relics of another era. Salisbury went on to note that the cost was enormous because this preoccupation with anachronism damaged Britain's real interests. Despite Salisbury's clever words, his observation is nothing new. Throughout Western history policymakers often have tended to rely on past realities, policies, and institutions to assess and deal with contemporary and future situations
Economics · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Law · Military and Defense Studies
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2007 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |