英国外交关系foreingnrelations.pptVIP

The British Empire in 1921 Its Imperial Past 1) By 1922, the British Empire had a population of about 458 million people, one-quarter of the worlds population ; 2) covered more than 33,670,000?km2: 1/3 of the Earths total land area ; 3) because its land across the globe ensured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous territories. a strong military power prestige, ? *Some former colonies—Australia and Canada— still looked to Britain as the center of their political and cultural world.(WWI,II,Iraq,Lybia) The Foundations of Britain’s  Foreign Policy Its Imperial History  The British foreign policy-makers retain very conservative and traditional views of Britain role as a world power. Geopolitical Traits As Britain is an island, it has created a sense of isolation. The geographical isolation results in Britain’s changeable attitude to Europe. Britain and the United States History Same interests Ups and downs special relationship-balance Britain’s physical isolation has been reduced by the development of airlines and more recently by the opening of the Channel Tunnel, which links Britain to continental Europe. It was organized by Eurotunnel and began construction in 1988 and opened in 1994. it is a 50.5?km undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent near Dover in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. The tunnel carries high-speed passenger trains —the largest in the world—and international rail freight trains How Foreign Policy is Made FCO 1968= Foreign Office+ Commonwealth Affairs (3rd) Policy goals: counter terrorism preventing and resolving conflict promoting global economy developing effective international institutions in UN and EU Relations with other countries and organizations The Britain’s foreign policy is largely shaped by its participation in a number of important int