The United Kingdom and the War on Terror: The Breakdown of National and Military Strategy

摘要

The British have always understood that the solution to the problem of terrorism lies not in military action, but rather using the other levers of power that address the social and economic ills that are feeding the conflict. On paper at least, the current UK national strategy operates entirely on this premise. However, whilst the broad principles underlying the British approach to the war on terror remain sound, national and military strategy has been undermined by a series of problems which have caused it to depart from this framework.