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- The United Kingdom released its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy in March 2021. 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.
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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.
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.
- Complex Security Threats and Human Suffering in Weakened and Failed States
- The Character of Conflict Continues to Evolve
- Shifting to The Left of The Conflict Curve
- Preventing Violent Conflict by Building Long-Term Stability
- The Mod Already Possesses An Engagement Capability Through Its Global Network
A group of academics including Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker in his famous book, The Better Angels of Our Nature,10 have argued that the world is in an unprecedented era of peace, war and violence are steadily declining, and inter-state wars are less likely than ever. Others are less optimistic having used different metrics to reach an opposin...
There are numerous theories to conceptualize contemporary conflict and the shift in its character since the end of the Cold War including ‘war among people’, ‘hybrid war’, ‘irregular warfare’, ‘privatized war’ and ‘new wars’.23 It is worth dwelling on the most prominent of these to identify key themes. Mary Kaldor championed new wars as a framework...
The concept of preventing violence is neither new nor radical. It was a dominant theme at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 where preventive frameworks and measures were introduced for the first time. It remains a central component of the Charter of the United Nations, the UN’s Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 and its 2005 Responsibility to Protect...
The UK has retained a strong conceptual foundation for, and considerable practical experience in, preventing conflict and building stability over the last decade. However, commentators are now calling for the UK government to build on this legacy through publication of a comprehensive, pan-government sub-strategy or strategic framework for tackling...
Britain has a long history in the use of non-combat military power overseas to achieve national ends.66 In the 20th century its use was widespread, diverse and a primary way in which the MOD supported national objectives through the mediums of shared intelligence, technology exchanges, training of indigenous troops, exchange officers and military a...
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 ...
Dec 20, 2018 · British military bases abroad: what does the future hold? The UK has decided to retain some of its facilities and select personnel in Germany despite long-standing plans to withdraw from the country. What message does this send to NATO and Russia?
Overseas military bases of the United Kingdom enable the British Armed Forces to conduct expeditionary warfare and maintain a forward presence. Bases tend to be located in or near areas of strategic or diplomatic importance, often used for the build-up or resupply of military forces, as was seen during the 1982 Falklands War and the use of RAF ...
