UK POLICY OPTIONS AND THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

@article{Robson2018UKPO,
  title={UK POLICY OPTIONS AND THE SOUTH ATLANTIC},
  author={Martin C. Robson},
  journal={Austral: Brazilian Journal of Strategy and International Relations},
  year={2018},
  volume={6}
}
  • M. Robson
  • Published 20 March 2018
  • Business, Political Science
  • Austral: Brazilian Journal of Strategy and International Relations
This article utilises International Relations role theory to analyse a number of potential roles for the United Kingdom as an actor with vested interests in the South Atlantic. It assesses the contemporary context of the UK’s trading relationship with the South Atlantic in light of the ongoing dialogue between the EU and the UK with regard to BREXIT. It also recognises the strategic realities of the South Atlantic and the UK’s Overseas Territories in the region. It posits that the UK, as a… 
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