TY - BOOK AU - Phillips,Christopher AU - Stephens,Michael TI - What next for Britain in the Middle East?: security, trade and foreign policy after Brexit SN - 9780755617159 AV - DS63.2.G7 W4 2022 U1 - 327.41056 23 PY - 2022/// CY - London PB - I.B. Tauris KW - Great Britain KW - Foreign relations KW - Middle East N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - As the UK enters a period of intense public introspection in the wake of Brexit, this book takes on one of the key questions emerging from the divisive process: what is Britain's place in the world? The Middle East is one of the regions the UK has been most engaged in historically. The current weakening of states, rise of Jihadist non-state actors, flows of refugees, increased Iranian-Gulf tension and economic uncertainty are among the many MENA issues now impacting on London. This book assesses the drivers of foreign policy successes and failures and asks if there is a way to revitalise British influence in the region, and if this is even desirable ER -