Caught in the Middle: Britain Between Washington and Brussels in a Fragmented World

by Nato Balavadze

In this paper we discuss:

• How Britain is at a crossroads in a fragmenting West;
• War in Ukraine: how the UK moved from being a leading voice to make strategic adjustment after Trump;
• How the UK pursues its strategic ambitions amid domestic constraint; and
• The perceived advantages of autonomy, and its drawbacks. 

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