Module Identifier |
IPM4230 |
Module Title |
BRITISH DEFENCE POLICY SINCE 1945 |
Academic Year |
2001/2002 |
Co-ordinator |
Mr Julian Brasington |
Semester |
Intended for use in future years |
Next year offered |
N/A |
Next semester offered |
N/A |
Course delivery |
Seminar | 1 x 2 hours per week |
Assessment |
Essay | 2 x 2,000 words | 50% |
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Exam | 3 Hours | 50% |
Aims
The module aims to enable students to analyse key aspects of British planning for the use of force, and actual use of force, since the second world war, at the nuclear, conventional and sub-conventional levels.
The following topics were addressed during the 1998/99 session in the seminars:
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Overview of British Defence Policy, 1945 onwards
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British thinking about nuclear weapons, 1945-1964
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British thinking about nuclear weapons, 1964 to the present
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Conventional adventures: Suez and the Falklands
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Counter-insurgency
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Conflict in Northern Ireland
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British performance in Operation GRANBY (the 1990/1 Persian Gulf War)).
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Alliance and British defence: the USA, Europe, NATO and the Commonwealth
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British Strategic Culture
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The future of British defence policy
Objectives
By the end of the module students should have acquired:
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An understanding of the evolution of British defence policy since 1945
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A detailed knowledge of the key themes and events in postwar British defence policy
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An understanding of the processes through which defence policy is produced
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An awareness of contemporary issues in defence policy and planning