Tipping Point: Britain, Brexit and Security in the 2020s

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Britain is facing big security challenges in the 2020s. The decade to come will not be as favourable as the two past decades. For a country as ‘globalised’ as Britain, security challenges cover a wide spectrum - from terrorism, international crime and cyber attack through to the prospects of war in its own continent or even, again, for its own survival. Brexit has entered these equations and turned them into a political tipping point, from which there is no hiding and no turning back. Tipping Point looks at the immediate and long-term security challenges Britain faces - from security and foreign policy to the crisis of liberal democracy - as well as Britain's security capabilitie Title Page Copyright Page Contents Illustrations Figures Tables Introduction: The tipping point Legacies of the past decade Facing the next decade Britain’s long-term challenges Chapter 1: The geopolitical wheels Turning geopolitical wheels among the four great powers New trends in military confrontation and warfare The European security consensus Chapter 2: The global economic turmoil Globalization and networks The economic shift to Asia The continuing economic crisis Chapter 3: The social revolution Historical legacies Britain’s globalization revolution The springs of disunity Chapter 4: The crisis of liberal democracy The retreat of Western liberalism The growth of populism Authoritarian governments around the world The implications for British security Britain’s immediate challenges Chapter 5: Dealing with the great powers Britain and the Russian challenge Britain and the challenge of US strategy British security and the rise of China Chapter 6: Securing from within International terrorism International organized crime Cyber insecurity The critical national infrastructure Silos and synergy Chapter 7: Facing global institutions Evolving international institutions International rules in functional sectors International law The challenge of transformation The Brexit challenge Chapter 8: The geopolitics of Brexit The English crisis of identity The circles and bridges of the Anglosphere Cumulative geopolitical challenges Chapter 9: Security and foreign policy Coordinated relations: Foreign and defence policy Integrated relations: Security policy Bilateral relations: Intelligence agencies Britain’s strategic challenge Chapter 10: The meaning of ‘global Britain’ The meaning of ‘global Britain’ The compression of strategic choice Britain’s security capabilities Chapter 11: Governmental capabilities – diplomacy, defence, intelligence and security Diplomatic networks: Capabilities and confidence Defence policy and strategic links Intelligence: Secrecy among Allies Security as risk management Chapter 12: Societal capabilities – economics, finance and soft power The economy, city and society The institutions of soft power The unique power of the monarchy The hierarchy of ‘image institutions’ Maintaining soft power and mobilizing societal strength Conclusion: Strategic surge for the 2020s Chapter 13: A strategic surge Britain’s strategic policy choices Britain’s own unhappy home The importance of game changing Notes Introduction Chapter 1: The geopolitical wheels Chapter 2: The global economic turmoil Chapter 3: The social revolution Chapter 4: The crisis of liberal democracy Chapter 5: Dealing with the great powers Chapter 6: Securing from within Chapter 7: Facing global institutions Chapter 8: The geopolitics of Brexit Chapter 9: Security and foreign policy Chapter 10: The meaning of ‘global Britain’ Chapter 11: Governmental capabilities – diplomacy, defence, intelligence and security Chapter 12: Societal capabilities – economics, finance and soft power Chapter 13: A strategic surge Select bibliography Index