A Greater Britain : Rethinking the UK's Global Strategy

In this remarkable work offoreign policy analysis Dr Azeem Ibrahim shows Britain the pathway back toglobal relevance and success.

Britain is no longer the great power it once was. Caught between an unmoored America and a fractured Europe, it confronts rising authoritarian challenges from China and Russia, while its domestic debates drift into abstract and ideological moralising. Lacking a coherent vision for the future, the country risks sliding further into managed decline, its global relevance steadily eroded. Yet such a trajectory is not inevitable. In this clear-eyed assessment of Britain's economic, ideological and strategic vulnerabilities, Azeem Ibrahim identifies the essential building blocks of renewal. Drawing on the realist school of strategic thought, he outlines a programme of legal, bureaucratic and fiscal reforms that will allow a genuinely independent Britain to capitalise on its core strengths. After all, as a lean and specialised nuclear power with one of the world's most sophisticated intelligence networks, as well as world-class universities and a cultural reach second only to the US, the UK can still shape global affairs. A Greater Britain argues that a clear strategic anchor and bold leadership are needed if the UK is to convert its advantages into real influence. By formulating a pioneering Knowledge Power Doctrine, the book offers a grand strategy for a once powerful nation, providing nothing short of a roadmap back to British greatness.