I am not convinced that the UK now retains a realistic appreciation of geo-strategy outside of academia. Certainly it has been widely noted by many ( House of Commons Defence Committee, Chris Elliott and more) the absence of strategic thinking from recent (2005 onwards) decisionmaking. Current UK strategy seems to be based around being seen to do something as opposed to achieving anything.
Current UK politics is exclusively focused on three things:
- The UK in Europe
- Scottish Separation
- Reducing the Deficit
Until these are resolved I suspect that UK foreign entanglements will be seen as unwelcome and UK strategic retrenchment will continue.
This "Yes Prime Minister" scene sums up beautifully UK strategy
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