Globalisation:Atlantic Partnership: Atlanticism and it's Critics

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Atlanticism became the foundation of British foreign and security policy for the duration of the Cold War. The uniqueness of being a trustworthy ally in the circumstance of a hostile international system produced a union of interests across a variety of security and defence issues. Following the tragedy of 9/11, international relations imply a very dissimilar context. Conscious of its principal position in the unipolar order, the “imperial public” has verified that it is not satisfied to act as a status quo power.<ref>""FIghting For Values": Atlanticism, Internationalism and the Blair Doctrine" allacademic research. Accessed 15 November, 2010.