Rivals in Arms: The Rise of UK-France Defence Relations in the Twenty-First Century (Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security Studies, 10) (Volume 10) - Softcover

Pannier, Alice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0228003563 ISBN 13: 9780228003564

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020

Synopsis

As the UK leaves the European Union and as the multilateral order is increasingly under stress, bilateral security links are more important than ever. Among such relationships, the UK-France partnership has become particularly critical in the past decades.

Alice Pannier's Rivals in Arms reveals the history of the growing special partnership between Europe's two leading military powers in the twenty-first century. Using an innovative analytical framework rooted in theories of cooperation and negotiation, this book exposes the challenges the two countries have faced to develop, equip, and employ their military capabilities together. Through a decade-long study, Pannier highlights how France and the UK have endeavoured to make their partnership more effective and resistant to domestic and international shifts, including Brexit.

Building on more than one hundred interviews with key stakeholders and unmatched access to primary sources, Rivals in Arms takes the reader behind the scenes, investigating the complicated but crucial defence relationship between France and the UK - a relationship that is critical to the future of Euro-Atlantic security.

About this title

About the Author

Alice Pannier is assistant professor of European studies and international relations at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and associate research fellow at the French Institute for International Relations.

From the Back Cover

Series editors: Stéphanie A.H. Bélanger and Pierre Jolicoeur

Books in this series illuminate thorny issues in national and international security, analyzing both military and foreign policy. They highlight the human dimensions of war, such as the health and well-being of military members, the factors that influence military cooperation and operational effectiveness, civil-military relations and decisions regarding the use of force, and the challenges of violence and terrorism, as well as human security and conflict resolution. Some authors focus on the ethical, moral, and legal ramifications of ongoing conflicts and wars, while others, through the lens of policy analysis, explore the impact of military and political strife on human rights and the role the public plays in shaping international policy.

Published in collaboration with Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada, with the Centre for International and Defence Policy, the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research, and the Centre for Security, Armed Forces, and Society, the series plays a pivotal role in reconceptualizing contemporary security challenges - both in the academic realm and for broader publics.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0228003563
• ISBN 13: 9780228003564
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272