Military Aid to the Civil Power in the United Kingdom - An Historical Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-67
Author(s):  
Keith Jeffery
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Military Aid ◽  
The United Kingdom

Council of Foreign Ministers

1951 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 832-834
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Far East ◽  
The United States ◽  
General Situation ◽  
Peace Treaty ◽  
Military Aid ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Foreign Ministers

The three foreign ministers of France, the United Kingdom and United States met in Washington from September 10 to 14, 1951. The agenda of the conference included items on: 1) the general situation and measures to contain communist expansion; 2) the Atlantic command and the United Kingdom suggestion for a middle east command; 3) inclusion of Greece and Turkey in the Atlantic Pact;1 4) the French plan for a European army with German units; 5) change in the three governments’ relations with Germany; 6) revision of the Italian peace treaty; 7) French and United Kingdom objections to United States activities in regard to Spain; 8) the Korean war and the consequences of the Japanese treaty on the situation in the far east; 9) war in Indo-China and the French request foreconomic and military aid; 10) question of the Austrian treaty; 11) attitude to be adopted towards communist China; 12) Iranian oil situation and the situation in the middle east; 13) economic and political measures to protect the interests of the western nations behind the “iron curtain”. This item had been suggested by the United States as a result of the Oatis case.

scholarly journals Uncertain Mobilities

Transfers ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin G. Pooley
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Life Writing ◽  
First Century ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Societal Norms ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Considerable Concern

Contemporary society assumes high levels of unimpeded mobility, and disruptions to the ability to move quickly and easily can cause considerable concern. This paper examines the notion of mobility uncertainty and disruption from an historical perspective, arguing that interruptions to mobility have long been a characteristic of everyday travel. It is suggested that what has changed is not so much the extent or nature of disruption, but rather the resilience of transport systems and societal norms and expectations about travel. Data are taken from five examples of life writing produced by residents of the United Kingdom during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. The texts are used to illustrate the travel problems encountered and the strategies adopted to deal with them. A concluding discussion examines these themes in the context of twenty-first century mobility.

scholarly journals Colonial Railways and Conflict Resolution Between Portugal and the United Kingdom in Africa (c. 1880–early 1900s)

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-105
Author(s):  
Hugo Silveira Pereira
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Geographical Proximity ◽  
The Public ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Resolution Analysis

Abstract In the 1870s, Portugal transferred the public works program it was undertaking on the mainland – in which railways played a decisive role – to its African colonies of Angola and Mozambique. In this strategy, the United Kingdom was an obvious partner, given the historical connection between both nations and the geographical proximity between the colonies each country had in Africa. However, British and Portuguese imperial agendas could easily clash, as both London and Lisbon coveted the same areas of Africa. Hence, the initial and apparent cooperation rapidly evolved to a situation of conflict. In this paper, I aim to analyse three instances of dispute between Portugal and Britain about colonial railways in Angola and Mozambique. I will use the methodological tools of conflict resolution analysis in a historical perspective and the concept of track-two diplomacy within the framework of technodiplomacy.

England and Britain in Historical Perspective

2018 ◽  
pp. 27-43
Author(s):  
Arthur Aughey
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Double Vision ◽  
Institutional Legitimacy ◽  
Good Place ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Living Tradition

In 1973, the Royal Commission on the Constitution understood membership of the United Kingdom to mean representation in the Parliament at Westminster. That approach emphasised political allegiance and institutional legitimacy rather than trying to define national identity. Forty years later the historian Robert Colls proposed that if you want to understand national identity, a good place to start would be the constitution, a living tradition based on historical relationships. Accordingly, this chapter examines the link between institutions and identity from two historical perspectives. The first recognises few institutions to be English as opposed to British. The second views these institutions as English onto which have been grafted British purposes. Historically, the Union has depended on these two views of identity co-existing as a political ‘double vision’. The chapter reconsiders that historical co-existence, identifying those perspectives which also threaten that double vision.

scholarly journals General Practice in the United Kingdom – A training evolution

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (30) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Hutt
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Current State ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Do So

This article will outline the current state of training for UK General Practice, specifying some of the steps that must be taken in order to qualify, the challenges that trainees often face, and the career opportunities that may await them once completed. A historical perspective will be used to demonstrate the extent to which General Practice has evolved during the last sixty years. A few of the examples and explanations used in this article are by necessity simplistic, designed to highlight key areas of UK general practice in a bid to encourage readers to explore further if they wish to do so.

Lebanon’s army faces rising pressure over Hezbollah

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Popular Support ◽  
Military Aid ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
National Institutions ◽  
Bilateral Cooperation

Significance Washington has provided more than 1.6 billion dollars’ worth of military aid since 2006, as part of efforts to maintain the neutrality of the Lebanese state. However, concerns are growing within the administration of US President Donald Trump over potential links to Shia movement Hezbollah. Impacts Popular support for the LAF as one of the few unifying national institutions will endure despite internal and regional political tensions. Saudi financial and political influence in Lebanon will remain significant, despite recent setbacks. Should US support for the LAF diminish, other Western countries, including the United Kingdom and France, could step in. Russia may seek increased leverage inside the LAF if traditional Western partners reduce bilateral cooperation.

A comparison of the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test (UK-CAT) with a traditional admission selection process

2009 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishan Fernando ◽  
Gordon Prescott ◽  
Jennifer Cleland ◽  
Kathryn Greaves ◽  
Hamish McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Aptitude Test ◽  
The United Kingdom
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