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The New Mandarins :How British Foreign Policy Works

3.57 ( 7 Ratings by Goodreads)
The New Mandarins

The New Mandarins :How British Foreign Policy Works

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3.57 (7 Ratings by Goodreads)
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Published: 28 May, 2004
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Not since Anthony Eden launched the Suez War in 1956 has Britain's foreign policy provoked such intense controversy. Every Government statement throughout the recent Iraq crisis has highlighted the strains of Prime Minister Tony Blair in taking a reluctant country into war. Walking a diplomatic tightrope, he has sought to balance his transatlantic loyalties as a steadfast ally of the United States with his electoral pledge of strengthening Britain's position "at the heart of Europe". Each decision was destined to have a serious impact not just in the Labour Party but among ordinary British voters prepared as never before to parade their views in the streets. The Prime Minister also had to recognise the momentous repercussions his decisions could have on the credibility of the UN, the unity of Europe, the effectiveness of NATO and the cohesion of the Commonwealth. How are these British foreign policy decisions taken? How do British diplomacy and decision-making actually work? For generations the Foreign Office operated as an elitist, secretive institution resisting intrusion and change. Now, with this book, the doors have been opened on the quiet revolution which has transformed the Foreign Office. John Dickie's penetrating journey through the corridors of power reveals for the first time how the new mandarins are tested, selected, trained and promoted in Britain's Diplomatic Service.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781860649783
ISBN10 1860649785
Number Of Pages 254
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format hardback
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Media Reviews

"excellent, highly informative and readable book about how foreign policy is made today, who makes it and how they come to do so...If you want to know how the Foreign Office works, this book will answer all your questions. At a time when we are more than ever at the mercy of world events and foreign powers, Dickie has written an indispensable and cogent guide." -The Daily Mail "...a detailed and readable account of the British Foreign Office in modern form...John Dickie is perceptive over a wide range - notably on the crucial role of the private secretary, the advantages and hazards of the modern system of posting, and the role of the intelligence services in forming foreign policy." -Diplomat Magazine "ideally timed and overdue...those whom I have spoken to inside the FCO consider Dickie's book as very well informed and highly accurate" -Royal Institute for International Affairs Journal

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Author's Bio

John Dickie is a writer, broadcaster and lecturer. He is the author of four books on diplomacy and foreign affairs and spent 30 years working as Diplomatic Correspondent for the Daily Mail.

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