British Foreign Strategy Between US and EU in Tony Blair’s Period

• Main Authors: Wen-Bin Chen, 陳文彬
• Other Authors: Chiu-Ching Kuo
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/31082952270472552667

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 歐洲研究所碩士班 === 100 === The overwhelming victory of Labour Party''s leader Tony Blair in 1997''s general election marks an end of nearly two decades of the governance under Conservative Party. In order to triumph in the election, Blair and his party cadres discarded the traditional pragmatism in foreign policy and developed new diplomatic strategies. In new diplomatic strategies Blair Cabinet set UK is bridge between US and EU in facing transatlantic relations. To face the UK relations with EU, Blair also have different concept. Blair advocate UK should be “pivotal role” in EU. UK was positive in many EU’s policy especially in develop the EU’s army. The Kosovo War emerge EU didn’t have enough military ability. After Kosovo War Blair and France president Bernadette Chirac announce St. Malo declaration. In this St. Malo UK and France devote to establish the independent military for EU. After 911, his cabinet proposed an innovative guiding for foreign policy, called ''British ambition'', the goal of which is to pursue an intimate cooperation with the US to defend against terrorism. Therefore, in 2003, Blair Cabinet supported the US in the Iraq war. The present paper deals with which factors have influenced Blair''s policy and why the bridge role would fail.