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The New Mandarins: How British Foreign Policy Works
John Dickie
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Description for The New Mandarins: How British Foreign Policy Works
Hardcover. How are British foreign policy decisions taken? How does British diplomacy actually work? In this look 'behind closed doors', John Dickie reveals the revolution which has transformed the Foreign Office, and the part the new mandarins have played in this process. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
Not since Anthony Eden launched the Suez War in 1956 has Britain's foreign policy provoked such intense controversy. Every Government statement throughout the recent Iraq crisis has highlighted the strains of Prime Minister Tony Blair in taking a reluctant country into war. Walking a diplomatic tightrope, he has sought to balance his transatlantic loyalties as a steadfast ally of the United States with his electoral pledge of strengthening Britain's position "at the heart of Europe". Each decision was destined to have a serious impact not just in the Labour Party but among ordinary British voters prepared as never before ... Read more
Not since Anthony Eden launched the Suez War in 1956 has Britain's foreign policy provoked such intense controversy. Every Government statement throughout the recent Iraq crisis has highlighted the strains of Prime Minister Tony Blair in taking a reluctant country into war. Walking a diplomatic tightrope, he has sought to balance his transatlantic loyalties as a steadfast ally of the United States with his electoral pledge of strengthening Britain's position "at the heart of Europe". Each decision was destined to have a serious impact not just in the Labour Party but among ordinary British voters prepared as never before ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
254
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860649783
SKU
V9781860649783
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Ref
99-10
About John Dickie
John Dickie is a writer, broadcaster and lecturer. He is the author of four books on diplomacy and foreign affairs and spent 30 years working as Diplomatic Correspondent for the Daily Mail.
Reviews for The New Mandarins: How British Foreign Policy Works
"excellent, highly informative and readable book about how foreign policy is made today, who makes it and how they come to do so...If you want to know how the Foreign Office works, this book will answer all your questions. At a time when we are more than ever at the mercy of world events and foreign powers, Dickie has written ... Read more