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Foreign Policy4 years ago
UK intensifies Lebanon intervention with more offer of 'aid'
Anxious not to be outdone by former colonial rival France the UK has pledged more 'aid' money to Lebanon as part of a broader effort to interfere in the country's internal affairs.
UK intensifies Lebanon intervention with more offer of 'aid'
Military5 years ago
UK adopts military posture against Iran
The Sun newspaper claims that British military top brass are keen to support the US militarily in the event of a war with Iran.
UK adopts military posture against Iran
Foreign Policy5 years ago
China warns Britain of ‘military’ response
In a highly provocative and potentially dangerous move, the Royal Navy intends to sail its aircraft carrier close to China's Spratly Islands.
China warns Britain of ‘military’ response
Military5 years ago
Royal Navy too small to lead task force
For both capability and political reasons, the British navy cannot form a "European" naval coalition in the Persian Gulf.
Royal Navy too small to lead task force
Military5 years ago
Britain’s Royal Navy: An Imperial fleet or a crubmbling force?
Britain’s Royal Navy once had pride of place in an empire where the sun was never supposed to set. Boasting fearsome names like Dauntless, Indefatigable and Ultimatum, this formidable fleet underpinned Britain’s global role.
Britain’s Royal Navy: An Imperial fleet or a crubmbling force?
Foreign Policy5 years ago
The Royal Navy: From Piracy to Impotence
The British foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has been busy in the past 24 hours trying to deflect blame or criticism from the British government for inflaming tensions in the Persian Gulf.
The Royal Navy: From Piracy to Impotence
Foreign Policy5 years ago
The Royal Navy: A Shadow of its Imperial Past
The United Kingdom’s decision to deploy more naval assets to the Persian Gulf has caused worry and anxiety in the international community for fear that the augmented British military presence in the region will dramatically inflame tensions.
The Royal Navy: A Shadow of its Imperial Past
Foreign Policy5 years ago
The British Tradition of Piracy leaves fatal trail on the high seas
As the UK tries hard to justify its seizure of an Iranian super-tanker off the Spanish coast, international attention is focussing on the political, diplomatic and humanitarian cost of similar British action in the past.
The British Tradition of Piracy leaves fatal trail on the high seas
Military6 years ago
UK announces major investment in nuclear submarines
The UK will spend £400 million (US$509 million) more to speed up its Dreadnought nuclear submarine program.
UK announces major investment in nuclear submarines
Military6 years ago
UK Navy tracks Russian warship in English Channel
A British Royal Navy vessel is tracking a Russian warship as it passes through the English Channel on Wednesday.
UK Navy tracks Russian warship in English Channel
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