TY  - BOOK
AU  - RICKETTS Peter
TI  - Hard choices: what Britain does next
SN  - 9781838951818 (hbk.):
U1  - 327.4109 RIC 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - London
PB  - Atlantic Books
KW  - DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
KW  - GREAT BRITAIN
KW  - FOREIGN RELATIONS
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - 21ST CENTURY
KW  - NATIONAL SECURITY
N1  - Includes index
N2  - A groundbreaking exploration of the difficult decisions Britain faces outside the EU in a fast-changing world. After decades of peace and prosperity, the international order put in place after World War II is rapidly coming to an end. Disastrous foreign wars, global recession, the meteoric rise of China and India and the COVID pandemic have undermined the power of the West's international institutions and unleashed the forces of nationalism and protectionism. In this lucid and groundbreaking analysis, one of Britain's most experienced senior diplomats highlights the key dilemmas Britain faces, from trade to security, arguing that international co-operation and solidarity are the surest ways to prosper in a world more dangerous than ever
ER  -