This thesis aims to understand why the Dutch centre-right governments between 1979 and 1989 - under the leadership of Dries van Agt and Ruud Lubbers - saw Great Britain as an ally on questions of...Show moreThis thesis aims to understand why the Dutch centre-right governments between 1979 and 1989 - under the leadership of Dries van Agt and Ruud Lubbers - saw Great Britain as an ally on questions of European integration during the 1980s. Political, economic, strategic, and personal contexts will be considered in the analysis.Show less