The adoption of a pro-US foreign policy by Spain and the United Kingdom : José María Aznar and Tony Blair's pèrsonal motivations and their global impact / Nathan Jones
Publication details: Brighton : Sussex Academic Press , 2017 Description: XIII, 260 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781845198350Subject(s): Blair, Tony (1953-) | Relaciones internacionales | Política exterior | España | Estados Unidos | Gran Bretaña | Aznar, José María (1953-)Abstract: This book sets out to explain Aznar and Blairs foreign policy and how they came to support the United States. Understanding their relationship is imperative to explaining divisions over European reform, intervention, tackling rogue states, the response to 9/11, and the war on terrorism. This critical period in world politics has been subject to significant academic analysis, but the motivations behind the adoption of a pro-US foreign policy by Aznar and Blair have hitherto not been examined from a comparative perspective. Analysis uncovers factors that have either been overlooked or understated in terms of their influence throughout the AznarBlair relationship, particularly regarding their alliance in the European Union before September 2001. This compelling comparative study is invaluable to explaining how two leaders from different political backgrounds and traditions became such close allies, and how they came to support US foreign policy despite the pressures of deep divisions within the EU political bloc.-- (Contracub.)| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This book sets out to explain Aznar and Blairs foreign policy and how they came to support the United States. Understanding their relationship is imperative to explaining divisions over European reform, intervention, tackling rogue states, the response to 9/11, and the war on terrorism. This critical period in world politics has been subject to significant academic analysis, but the motivations behind the adoption of a pro-US foreign policy by Aznar and Blair have hitherto not been examined from a comparative perspective. Analysis uncovers factors that have either been overlooked or understated in terms of their influence throughout the AznarBlair relationship, particularly regarding their alliance in the European Union before September 2001. This compelling comparative study is invaluable to explaining how two leaders from different political backgrounds and traditions became such close allies, and how they came to support US foreign policy despite the pressures of deep divisions within the EU political bloc.-- (Contracub.)