Идея европейской политической интеграции в истории международных отношений и Великобритания

Abstract

Accordin g the author’s conclusions we may confirm about the specific British model of European integration and participation the country in processes of regional political association. The imperial strategy of “sp lendid isolation” in XVIIIth – XIXth centuries was embodied in the main principle of the Britain’s Europ ean p olicy and formulated in 1930 by Winston Churchill: “We are with Europ e but don’t belong to it.” At the same time, the political thought of UK was developed in line with European trends. William Penn, John Bellers, Jeremy Bentham, James Lorimer put forward their own vision of European political unity. During the II World War the idea of European integration has gained popularity. The originality of British culture, great practical historical experience of European policy, supported by theoretical projects of European political unity formed the necessary basis for the start process of practical implementation idea of European political integration during the second half of the ХХth century.