Germany, the EU and Global Britain: so near, yet so far; how to link "Global Britain" to European foreign and security policy

Abstract: Under the narrative of "Global Britain", the United Kingdom (UK) aims to position itself after Brexit as an independent leading power with global reach. The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, published in March 2021, seeks to implement this goal. By making the G7 and COP26 presidencies in 2021 a success and by increasing its defence spending, London wants to show what Global Britain means in practice, while also convincing the new US administration of its stra­tegic value. With regard to the European Union (EU), however, the Johnson govern­ment rejects institutionalised cooperation in foreign and security policy and prefers flexible formats with individual EU states. This presents Germany with a dilemma: On the one hand, it wants to involve London in European foreign and security policy, but on the other hand, this involvement must not be at the expense of the EU and European unity. In view of the currently strained EU-UK relationship, instituti

Alternative title
Die EU und Global Britain: so nah, so fern: wie "Global Britain" nach dem Brexit außen- und sicherheitspolitisch eingebunden werden kann
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource, 8 S.
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet

Bibliographic citation
SWP Comment ; Bd. 31/2021

Classification
Politik

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(who)
SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
(when)
2021
Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Berlin
(who)
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
(when)
2021
Creator
Contributor
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit

DOI
10.18449/2021C31
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-74875-6
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
Last update
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Associated

  • Major, Claudia
  • Ondarza, Nicolai von
  • Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
  • SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.

Time of origin

  • 2021

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