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The UK has the aspiration to project a global military presence, but widely trailed personnel cuts including potentially up to 10,000 soldiers from the regular Army will make this objective only more demanding.
The review calls for more British forces to be deployed globally and for longer periods – both within NATO and independently – for capacity-building missions and to actively counter terrorist, hybrid, grey-zone and proxy threats.
Jan 4, 2019 · Fleshing out this ambition, Mr Williamson revealed in a newspaper interview that the UK intends to open two new military bases overseas — one in the Caribbean and one in south-east Asia. He...
- Encircling China?
- Europe and Russia
- Guarding Gulf Dictators
- Militarised Tax Havens
- The Americas
- Africa
The rise of China is leading many Whitehall planners to believe Britain needs military bases in the Asia-Pacific region to counter Beijing’s power. However, the UK already has military base sites in five countries around China. These include a naval logistics base at Sembawang Wharf in Singapore, where eight British military staff are permanently b...
In addition to concern over China, military chiefs believe Britain is now locked in a permanent competition with Russia. The UK has a military presence in at least six European countries, as well as at NATO administrative sites, which Declassified has not included in our survey. Britain continues to run four base sites in Germany that house 540pers...
RAF flights from Cyprus also frequently land in the Gulf dictatorships of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, where the UK has permanent bases at the Al Minhad and Al Udeid air fields, run by around 80personnel. These bases have been used to supply troops in Afghanistan as well as for conducting military operations in Iraq, Syria and Libya. Qatar h...
Another feature of Britain’s overseas military bases is that they are often located in tax havens, with Declassified finding six such sites. Closest to home, these include Jersey in the Channel Islands, which is one of the world’s top ten tax havens according to the Tax Justice Network. A crown dependency and not technically part of the UK, Jersey’...
While these military installations in the Caribbean are unlikely to grow to significant size, the UK presence in the Falkland Islandsin the South Atlantic is much larger and more expensive. Thirty-eight years after the Falklands war with Argentina, the UK maintains six separate sites across the islands. The barracks and airport at RAF Mount Pleasan...
Another region where the British military still maintains military bases is Africa. During the 1950s, the British army suppressed anti-colonial fighters in Kenya by using concentration camps where prisoners were tortured and even castrated. After independence, the British army was able to retain its base at Nyati Camp in Nanyuki, Laikipia County. K...
Jan 26, 2022 · Total numbers swell considerably when temporary defence engagement roles are included, for example tactical-level short-term training teams (STTT), partner capacity-building, overseas training exercises, and military advisory roles including in security sector reform (SSR).
Mar 1, 2019 · According to the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, the Caribbean and South East Asia are regions that might soon receive new permanent British military bases. Guyana and Montserrat in the Caribbean, Singapore and Brunei in South East Asia are reported to be the possible locations.
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Aug 24, 2023 · Protect the UK, its Crown dependencies, and its overseas territories, and contribute to the collective deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic area: able to deter and, if necessary, defend against and defeat, attacks on the UK homeland (including our overseas territories) and our NATO allies.
