Foreign policy has been a critical feature of the UK coalition government's first year in office - from the Arab spring and military intervention in Libya to the ongoing war in Afghanistan, debates about military spending, and efforts to build relationships with emerging countries such as China, Brazil and India.

This selection of resources assesses recent developments in the UK coalition's foreign policy.

UK Foreign Policy

UK Politics: Forged in the Crucible of Austerity
The World Today
Michael Harvey, May 2011

Outside the Box - Britain's New Foreign Policy is Set to Reflect the Evolving Balance of Power in the World
E!Sharp
Robin Niblett, July-August 2010

UK and the World

UK-Latin American Relations: Rearranging the Deckchairs
The World Today
Laurence Allan and Guy Edwards, March 2011

Scotland and Wales in Africa: Opportunities for a Coordinated UK Approach to Development
Programme Paper
Adjoa Anyimadu, March 2011

Only Diplomacy: Hard-Headed Soft Power for a Time of Risk, Scarcity and Insecurity
Transcript
John Ashton, Foreign Secretary's Special Representative for Climate Change, FCO, February 2011

Emerging Powers and the International Development Agenda
Transcript
Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development, February 2011

Britain and China: Then and Now
The World Today
Geoffrey Howe, January 2011

Cameron's China Visit: First Step in the New Relationship
Expert Comment
Kerry Brown, November 2010

Poised for a British-US Realignment
CFR.org
Robin Niblett, May 2010

UK Security and Defence

UK Defence: A Test Case
The World Today
Paul Cornish, May 2011

Franco-British Defence and Security Treaties: Entente While it Lasts?
Programme Paper
Benoît Gomis, March 2011

Dr Fox and the Philosopher's Stone: the Alchemy of National Defence in the Age of Austerity
International Affairs
Paul Cornish & Andrew Dorman, March 2011

Britain's Coalition Government and EU Defence Cooperation: Undermining British Interests
International Affairs
Clara Marina O'Donnell, March 2011

Britain and France: A Dialogue of Decline?
Programme Report
Julian Lindley-French, December 2010

Britain's Strategic Defence and Security Review: Muddling Through
The World Today
Paul Cornish, November 2010

British Power Beyond the Military: Smart On Soft Power
The World Today
Michael Harvey, November 2010

Strategy in Austerity: The Security and Defence of the United Kingdom
Chatham House Report
Paul Cornish, October 2010

Evaluating the 2010 Strategy Review
Strategy Review Scorecards
Chatham House, October 2010

Deterrence in the 21st Century
Transcript
Rt Hon Liam Fox MP, July 2010