Sam, none of it might matter very much, unless the UK can get a grip on some of its domestic social issues. After all that eould define the set of values and interests that the UK influence aborad would seek to promote and protect.
Thanks Maxim. I would though say that international influence is not as much about values as it is about hard investment. I would argue that getting more control of domestic social issues would then give the British government more bandwidth to deal with improving alliances abroad.
Sam, none of it might matter very much, unless the UK can get a grip on some of its domestic social issues. After all that eould define the set of values and interests that the UK influence aborad would seek to promote and protect.
Thanks Maxim. I would though say that international influence is not as much about values as it is about hard investment. I would argue that getting more control of domestic social issues would then give the British government more bandwidth to deal with improving alliances abroad.