How Britain broke the world / Arthur Snell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snell, Arthur, 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1997-.

Great Britain.

Diplomatic relations.

Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages)

Place of Publication:

Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom : Canbury Press, 2022.

Summary:

'Engrossing and deeply troubling' - The Bookseller. Why is the world so dangerous now? Former senior British diplomat Arthur Snell reveals the role of the United Kingdom in raising tension and creating global flashpoints around the world. He looks at British interventions from Kosovo to Iraq to Afghanistan, as well as policy on Russia, Saudi Arabia, USA, India and China.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1. An 'Ethical' Foreign Policy

2. Kosovo: War in Europe

3. Iraq, MI6 and a Botched Invasion

4. Afghanistan: 'Government in a Box'

5. Libya: Creating a Power Vacuum

6. Syria: A Conflict Without End

7. Russia and the London Laundromat

8. China: the Golden Error of Kowtow

9. Saudi Arabia, Oil and Influence

10. India and the Politics of Empire

11. The US and the UK 'Special' Relationship

12. Brexit: Isolation in Europe

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

Index

Copyright.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781912454617

1912454610

OCLC:

1336403742