Međunarodne studije, Vol. VII No. 3-4, 2007.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Foreign policy priorities of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and policy toward Croatia
Dejan Jović
; Sveučilište Stirling, Stirling, Škotska, UK
Sažetak
The main goal of the article is to analyse foreign policy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, focusing primarily on South East Europe, circumstances which influence its creation, and especially those aspects of British foreign policy which affect policy toward Croatia. Great Britain has an ambivalent attitude towards Europe; on the one hand it wants to be a part of Europe taking into account security, economic and political aspects, but at the same time taking into account historical, ideological and geographic reasons Britain does not perceive itself as one "in the heart of Europe", and especially not as just one of the 25 member states. In terms of South East Europe, the problem with Britain starts primarily when it seems that other countries (especially small, new and not so influential) do not show enough respect for Britain's status. Reasons standing behind Britain's readiness for compromises, even when South East Europe countries do not accept it as a great power, are primarily related to the fact that normally South East Europe is not given a priority status. British policy toward Croatia is based on the question of how much Croatia really presents potential ally in fulfilling British interest on the one hand and how much a problem on the other?
Ključne riječi
Great Britain; British foreign policy; foreign policy priorities; South East Europe; Western Balkans; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
290689
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Datum izdavanja:
27.12.2007.
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