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UK Election Special: Foreign Policy

The LRB Podcast

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Britain's Involvement in the Middle East and Gulf Monarchies

The chapter analyzes Britain's energy policies and oil interests in the Middle East and Gulf monarchies, discussing the economic reliance on Gulf investments in the UK and the challenges in changing foreign policy due to this financial dependence. It contrasts the long-term planning of countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE with the reactionary nature of Western nations in foreign policy decisions.

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