• UK Election Special: Foreign Policy

  • Jun 29 2024
  • Duración: 59 m
  • Podcast

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UK Election Special: Foreign Policy

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  • ‘The world is growing more dangerous’ warns the Conservative manifesto, which puts security at the heart of its pitch. The Labour manifesto, on the other hand, doesn’t mention the world beyond the UK at all in its five ‘missions’. Are the Tories simply being honest with voters, or trying to distract from their domestic record? In this episode, James Butler is joined by Tom Stevenson and Iona Craig to discuss the challenges facing the next foreign secretary, from Gaza to the pressures of a possible Trump presidency. Labour’s current approach seems to promise ‘Blair without the Iraq War’, but how far will this allow UK foreign policy to depart from its normal attitude of subservience to the United States?

    Read more in the LRB:

    Tom Stevenson on diplomacy: https://lrb.me/stevensonelectionpod

    James Butler's latest election post: https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/june/new-order


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