Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Get the Daily
Briefing by Email

Subscribe

Liz Truss’s World View and Its Implications For UK-Israel Relations


Toby Greene
Fathom Journal, September 2022

“In Truss’s mental map of the world, in which decent, honest, sovereign free-trading nations are pitted against aggressive authoritarians, Israel sits firmly in the former category.”
 
INTRODUCTION: PRIME MINISTER TRUSS IN A DANGEROUS WORLD

Liz Truss enters Number 10 at a time of massive policy challenges. Whilst the British public’s concerns will overwhelmingly focus on the cost of living, the energy crisis, and the buckling health service, Truss will know how much her ability to address these domestic challenges is linked to the international situation.

She has described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a 9/11 type moment. But war in Europe is only one aspect of a wider set of challenges, including the rise of China, to the Western-led vision of liberal international order.

Unusually in British politics, Truss bounces into the top job off the back of foreign policy roles. A year long stint as Foreign Secretary was preceded by two years as Secretary of State for Trade. This has provided ample chance for Truss to speak her mind on Britain’s place in the world.

So, what can we say about Liz Truss’s international world view, and what does it mean for UK relations with Israel, which faces its own pivotal election at the beginning of November?

TRUSS AND THE 21ST CENTURY TORIES

Truss was a Johnson loyalist from his successful 2019 leadership bid to the bitter and humiliating end of his chaotic premiership. As Johnson’s Foreign Secretary, we can expect continuity rather than change in foreign policy under Truss. …  Source

Donate CIJR

Become a CIJR Supporting Member!

Most Recent Articles

The Empty Symbolism of Criminal Charges Against Hamas

0
Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe, Sept. 8, 2024 “… no Palestinian terrorist has ever been brought to justice in the United States for atrocities committed against Americans abroad.”   Hersh Goldberg-Polin...

Britain Moves Left, But How Far?

0
Editorial WSJ, July 5, 2024   “Their failures created an opening for Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, a party promising stricter immigration controls and the lower-tax policies...

HELP CIJR GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS

0
"For the second time this year, it is my greatest merit to lead you into battle and to fight together.  On this day 80...

Day 5 of the War: Israel Internalizes the Horrors, and Knows Its Survival Is...

0
David Horovitz Times of Israel, Oct. 11, 2023 “The more credible assessments are that the regime in Iran, avowedly bent on Israel’s elimination, did not work...

Subscribe Now!

Subscribe now to receive the
free Daily Briefing by email

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

  • Subscribe to the Daily Briefing

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.