The End of an Era: What comes next for the UK?
It is a tough time for British politics due to the transformation its identity politics is bound to undergo – first as a result of Brexit and then as a result of the death of Elizabeth II. This article outlines the political reality of Great Britain by looking at the developments during the past three years.
The UK’s tilt to the Indo-Pacific: what concrete implications for Australia?
50 years after the then UK defence secretary Denis Healey announced Britain’s retreat from the Indo-Pacific in 1968, the UK is once again drawn into the geoeconomic and geostrategic challenges of the maritime region. This desire to extend Britain’s strategic horizon was accelerated by the vote to leave the EU in 2016. In particular, the decision to leave the European single market has forced Downing Street to strengthen its trading relationships with partners beyond the EU – a considerable number of which reside in the Indo-Pacific region.