Britain's Global Strategy: Multiple Priorities vs. Limited Resources
Britain's Global Strategy: Multiple Priorities vs. Limited Resources

Author(s): Przemysław Biskup
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: EU; United Kingdom; Global Britain
Summary/Abstract: With its withdrawal from the EU, the United Kingdom was faced with the need to radically rethink its position in the world. The vision of and slogan “Global Britain”, which dominated the message of the Conservatives governing the country since 2010, was finally specified in the strategic documents from 2021-23. However, Britain faces challenges with securing the necessary resources to implement this ambitious global strategy. Achieving the set goals has been hindered by, among others, internal disputes about the model of relations with the EU and more generally the scale of involvement in Europe compared to other macro-regions, as well as economic and budgetary policies. One of the main problems is the reluctance to increase defence spending significantly above 2% of GDP despite the expansion of declared aims in this field.

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