REBUILDING THE COMMONWEALTH NAVIES - PART 2 THE STRUCTURE OF COMMONWEALTH NAVAL CO-OPERATION

摘要

In recent speeches British Foreign and Defence Secretaries both predicted an increased, persistent RN presence in South East Asia. Some commentators saw them as nostalgia for the influence the British Empire once held but as Professor Geoffrey Till has explained, there are compelling twenty-first century reasons for the United Kingdom to strengthen its ties with the region. British investment in South East Asia has always been considerable and once politicians finally deliver Brexit this is likely to increase significantly.