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This volume examines the evolution of the British Labour Party's defense and security policies since the party's formation in 1900. It concentrates on the last decade, which has witnessed a gradual transformation from unilateral nuclear disarmament and the removal of U.S. nuclear bases from UK soil to retention of the British nuclear deterrent and support for NATO's new nuclear and conventional strategies. The authors examine in detail how defense policy, in particular nuclear disarmament, was Labour's Achilles' heel in the 1983 and 1987 general elections and how the party fundamentally changed its defense and security policies after its third successive election defeat. Furthermore, changes in the international environment have spurred Labour to reexamine its policies in this area and to realize that these policies would condemn the party to internal opposition. As a result, Labour now has a pragmatic set of defense and security policies relevant to the 1990s, as evidenced by the party's robust position on the Gulf War, its support for Britain's nuclear deterrent, and its welcome of the London Declaration following the NATO summit in July 1990.
In explaining Labour's internal debates in recent years, Bruce George has few peers. He gives a detailed insider's account of the infighting and ideological battles within the Labour Party that will be valuable for anyone interested in knowing how the United Kingdom's foreign policy might change (or remain virtually the same) under non-Conservative leadership.
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This volume examines the evolution of the British Labour Party's defense and security policies since the party's formation in 1900. It concentrates on the last decade, which has witnessed a gradual transformation from unilateral nuclear disarmament to retention of the British nuclear deterrent and support for NATO's new nuclear and conventional strategies.
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BRUCE GEORGE is a Labour Member of Parliament. He has been a Member of the House of Commons Select Committee since its inception in 1979 and is now Ranking Member. He is also General Rapporteur and former Chairman of the North Atlantic Assembly's Political Committee. George has been a frequent contributor to Jane's Defence Weekly and has edited Jane's NATO Handbook since 1989. He has written and lectured very expensively on security issues, specializing in NATO, United Kingdom defense policy, Mediterranean security, East-West relations.
JONATHAN ROBERTS is a former parliamentary assistant to Bruce George and was deputy editor on Jane's NATO Handbook 1990-91.
TIMOTHY WATSON is a parliamentary research assistant to Bruce George and acted as special assistant on Jane's NATO Handbook 1990-91. His research interests include U.K. defense policy, terrorism, and bilateral security relations.
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- PublisherPraeger
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0275942015
- ISBN 13 9780275942014
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages144
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