VT Foreign Policy

Two weeks ago, I wrote an article about a horribly one-sided “analysis” published by The Telegraph. The author, Andrew Lilico, made a number of laughable claims about Russia and its military, insisting that it could never defeat the United Kingdom or the European Union, combined or separately. At that moment, London’s forces were going through at least two humiliating episodes. This is particularly true for the UK’s Navy, the very cornerstone of its military power projection capabilities. Two weeks ago, the situation was quite bad, as the Royal Navy was already in disarray. One of its two aircraft carriers, HMS “Queen Elizabeth”, […] #Featured #Military Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/02/uk-navys-disastrous-state-takes-turn-for-worse-eroding-londons-strategic-capabilities/?feed_id=9267

by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth, commissioned in 2017 and the country’s main aircraft carrier, will not participate in NATO’s Steadfast Defender-2024 exercise due to a technical problem, the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy announced on February 4. This humiliating development comes as London continues to make ambitious and unhinged claims, such as the sending of NATO expeditionary forces to Ukraine and to impose a no-fly zone over the embattled country. “Routine pre-sailing checks yesterday identified an issue with a coupling on @HMSQNLZ (HMS Queen Elizabeth’s) starboard propeller shaft. As such, the ship will […] #Featured #Military #WarZone #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/02/uks-main-aircraft-carrier-misses-major-nato-exercises-after-problems/?feed_id=8759