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UK communication strategies for Afghanistan, 2001-2014

Title: UK communication strategies for Afghanistan, 2001-2014 / Thomas W. Cawkwell.
Author: Cawkwell, Thomas W.
Publication: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate, [2015]

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viii, 198 pages; 24 cm

Summary

The war in Afghanistan came to an end in 2014 after nearly thirteen years of conflict. Throughout that period, British officials have described UK operations there in various conflicting and often contradictory ways; as a counter-terrorism mission, a stabilisation mission, and a counter-narcotics mission, respectively. This book investigates how the war was 'sold' to the British public and how Britain's 'transnational' foreign and defence policy impacted on the unfolding of UK strategy in Afghanistan and the way it was communicated. It argues that because the UK's foreign and defence policy is transnationally-oriented - meaning that it is foundationally aimed at maintaining alliance with the United States and the institutional coherence of NATO - UK strategy is contingent upon collective security and, crucially, is fundamentally concerned with the means of policy (maintaining alliances) over the ends (using alliances to effect change).

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

9781472473523
1472473523
9781472473530 (canceled/invalid)
9781472473547 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2015027237
40025602177

OCLC

ocn919192632
919192632
SCSB-14423038

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library