International Strategy

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The paper notes that the global war on terror has led many countries in the world to reconsider their national security strategies from the perspective offered by the threat of unconventional war. The paper comments that the United States is the leader in the war against terror, however, due to the fact that we live in a globalised world where singular efforts cannot succeed against a transnational threat such as terrorism, the US relies heavily on partners such as the United Kingdom. The relation between the two countries has always represented a privileged one taking into consideration the historical background which shaped their futures. The paper comments that from the perspective of the recent events from the Cold War onward, the United Kingdom is indeed a crucial ally of the US. The paper then discusses and analyzes the national security strategy of the UK and assesses the major elements related to its foreign policy.

From the Paper:

"The International Security of the United Kingdom has changed, as the document clearly points out, from the end of the Cold War. The international context changed its direction from a bipolar struggle for survival to a globalised world in which all elements of the nation, of the society, and of its citizens are interconnected. This is one of the main reasons for which the National Security Strategy of the UK from March 2008 is entitled "security in an interdependent world" in order to underline the need for a broader approach of the security issues rather that a limited one".

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cabinet Office. (2008) The National Security Strategy of the United Kingdom. Security in an interdependent world. London: Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 16 May 2008, from http://interactive.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/documents/security/national_security_strategy.pdf
• Countering International Terrorism: The United Kingdom's Strategy. (2006). London: Her Majesty Government. Retrieved 16 May 2008, from http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/contest-report
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2008) Global Opportunities Fund. Annual Report 2006-2007. Retrieved 16 May 2008, from http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/gof-2006-7
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2008) How we spend our budget. Retrieved 16 May 2008, from http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/how-we-are-organised/objectives/budget
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office. (2007) Better World, Better Britain' - the FCO's strategy. Retrieved 16 May 2008, from http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/fco-in-action/strategy

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