Is Britain still a Global Power?

As a follow up to our recent interview with The First Sea Lord exploring the Royal Navy in the modern world, today we look at the the broader question: Is Britain still a global power? Globalisation is a topic that sits at the heart of maritime and naval history. We are all now hugely interconnected - whether it's transportation under normal circumstances, the economy, society, social media, our health - no country can be entirely isolated from the rest of the world. But when we talk about 'Global Britain' there's an assumption of global power. What do we mean by Global Britain now and what did it mean in the past? How has our history helped position Britain in the world today? What is the biggest threat to Britain's security today? What is Britain's relationship with NATO? How does Britain fit into the new world order emerging economically, politically and military in the Indo-Pacific? All of this can only be understood through the lense of history - with an understanding of the age of Empire, the end of the Second World War, the Cold War and now Brexit. Dr Sam Willis speaks with Dr Jane Harrold, lecturer in Strategic Studies as part of the Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy at the University of Plymouth.

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