![]() The country has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its inception. It’s a recognised nuclear weapons state and its defence budget ranks fifth or sixth in the world. The UK still retains considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally. ![]() Overseas defence facilities are maintained at Ascension Island, Belize, Brunei, Canada, Diego Garcia, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Kenya, Bahrain and Cyprus. Recent operations have included Afghanistan and Iraq, peacekeeping operations in the Balkans and Cyprus, intervention in Libya and again operations over Iraq and Syria. The country is a major participant in NATO and other coalition operations and is also party to the Five Power Defence Arrangements. The British Armed Forces comprise the Royal Navy, a blue-water navy with a comprehensive and advanced fleet the Royal Marines, a highly specialised amphibious light infantry force the British Army, the UK’s principal land warfare force and the Royal Air Force, with a diverse operational fleet consisting of modern fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. ![]() “A country lacking the heft or comprehensive attributes of a superpower, but still with a wide international footprint and means to reach most geopolitical theatres, particularly the Middle East, South-East Asia, East Asia, Africa and South America.” ![]() The organisation European Geostrategy rate the United Kingdom as a global power, they define this as: Regional powers include France, India and Germany, while local powers were those such as Italy, Brazil, and Turkey. The United States took the top slot as the world’s super power, while Britain took the only Global Power slot, bringing her in second behind America. Researchers at European Geostrategy broke global powers down into four categories: Super Power, Global Power, Regional Power and Local Power. ![]()
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