Indo-Pacific Security

As an island nation and a global trading power, the UK keeps a steady watch over the seas and oceans. Since the time of Queen Elizabeth I we have harnessed the potential of global waterways for our prosperity, and defended them for our security, and in support of the peace and freedom of others. However, today the maritime domain on which we rely is facing levels of systemic threat and coercion not seen since World War II. Threats to global supply chains, the militarisation of the seas, and the erosion of global norms like freedom of navigation, are more immediate than we care to imagine in ou…