{"product_id":"how-britain-broke-the-world-war-greed-and-blunders-1997-2022-9781912454648","title":"How Britain Broke the World: War, Greed and Blunders, 1997-2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow Britain Broke the World is a compelling, eye-opening account of how British foreign policy helped shape the turbulent world we're living in now. If you've wondered why the rules-based international order feels weaker, why conflict keeps spreading, and why trust in Western leadership has eroded, this book connects the dots - from the Balkans to the Middle East, from London's financial districts to Brexit's aftershocks in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnell isn't a distant commentator. He served as a British diplomat through the era of \"ethical foreign policy,\" humanitarian intervention and the war on terror, including postings in places where the consequences were brutally real. He writes with an insider's understanding of the Foreign Office, Downing Street decision-making, intelligence culture, and the national obsession with \"punching above our weight\" - and he shows what happens when ambition outruns strategy, expertise and accountability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross a fast-moving narrative of modern history and geopolitics, you'll see how pivotal UK choices since the late 1990s contributed to a world of greater instability, rising authoritarianism and deepening great-power rivalry. Snell explores how Britain repeatedly became the \"marginal buyer\" in international crises: not always the biggest actor, but the one that tipped the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside, you'll explore: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKosovo and the birth of liberal interventionism: NATO's war in Europe, the humanitarian argument, and the long-term cost of bypassing UN Security Council authority\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIraq, MI6, and the weapons of mass destruction fiasco: intelligence failures, the infamous dossier, and how a botched invasion helped fuel sectarian violence, regional chaos and the conditions that later fed ISIS\/Islamic State\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfghanistan and the fantasy of \"government in a box\" counter-terrorism, nation-building, Helmand, and why exit strategies collapse when local realities are ignored\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLibya and Syria: regime change, power vacuums, proxy warfare, and the ripple effects of prolonged conflict and refugee flows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRussia and the London laundromat: oligarchs, offshore tax havens, money laundering, corruption and the security consequences of letting dirty money shape politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina and Britain's \"golden era\" error: trade, technology, strategic dependency, and tensions inside the Five Eyes intelligence alliance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canbury Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912454648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.91d","brand":"Arthur Snell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239175286965,"sku":"9781912454648","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ee6f3508-bbd4-491b-945b-a22ee28d8f97.jpg?v=1770917085","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-britain-broke-the-world-war-greed-and-blunders-1997-2022-9781912454648","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}