Foreign affairs

Building a New Scotland: An independent Scotland's Place in the World

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: White paper

Date published: 2024

Independence will mean that Scotland takes its place in the international community;

• alongside 193 other United Nations member states,
• able to join the European Union,
• with the powers necessary to protect its citizens and prosper in the global economy.

Nation to Nation: Scotland's Place in the World [Revised Edition]

Author / Creator: Stephen Gethins

Media type: Book

Date published: 2022

Scotland has a distinctive place in the world. 

Scottish Sovereignty Research Group

Author / Creator: Scottish Sovereignty Research Group

Media type: Web site

Date published: 2020 -

The objectives of the Scottish Sovereignty Research Group:

• Research means to become independent which will be legally recognized other than through a Westminster sanctioned referendum
• Continue to develop a written constitution.
• Hold a broad survey among Scots to determine what kind of country they would like to see

Towards a Defence & Security strategy for an independent Scotland

Author / Creator: Garry Macdonald

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published: December 2017

This paper is intended to provide an overview of the following aspects of a Scottish Defence & Security Strategy:

• What is meant by ‘Scottish national security’
• What threats it would be required to address
• What framework it would operate under
• How Scottish foreign policy would impact it
• What institutions would implement it

The intent of this paper is not to serve as a finalised strategy but instead to provide a basis for further discussion and development.