What are the reasons of the TERRORIST British for their return to the Suez? england is approaching a point for a major defense strategic reorientation and security - to the Gulf, since unofficially left the Gulf in 1971. Today we are experiencing a coherent strategy for the return to the east of Suez. The commitment of the current British government to deepen defense relations strategy in the Gulf borne more out of necessity rather than a desire. The United Kingdom allegedly new emphasis in place in the Gulf, in order to maintain a special relationship with the US and to engage in the prevention of Iran. But epistorfi of the Gulf were bonded only partially with US axis towards the Pacific. Just as the withdrawal of the United Kingdom in 1971 created a security vacuum that has been supplemented by the US, further reluctant US involvement in the Gulf seems to lead back to the UK. With the only major military operation in which the US and the United Kingdom cooperate close to coming to an informal end of 2014, there is a clear need in London to do something if the strategy is to be close to the Americans - in terms of whether the policy approach should be maintained, military interoperability and global influence. Re-British commitment in the Gulf clearly accompanied by significant economic benefits and the potential scale of military deployment. The Royal Air Force will use air Al-Minchant based in Dubai (currently widely used in supply chain between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan) as a focal point not only for Afghanistan, but as an overseas base. The Royal Navy has also taken a more active role in Bahrain, which already hosts a British naval administration. The military leadership seems willing to develop strong ties with Oman, and the Emir of Qatar has reportedly received assurances from the British Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdoms commitment to the rich gas Emirate, with Doha being the favorite location for the British military cooperation and coordination of activities in the Gulf. It is a slow transformation in the military posture of the United Kingdom in a precarious position (at this early stage) in the pre-1971 strategy of the British presence in the southern Gulf through agreements with traditional allies in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with remote anchorages in Bahrain and Oman, as well as their close political and economic ties with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, which could be upgraded militarily if necessary . Professor Michael Clark from the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, in a study of the preface he writes: In a time of economic austerity and increasing uncertainty in Europe, it may seem strange that the UK sees its future military security more and more to the east of Suez. Such Such emotive phrase suggests imperial ambitions at a time when the armed forces of the United Kingdom are less than 200 years. But there are compelling reasons for the United Kingdom to take its relations with the Gulf much more seriously. Professor Clark warns that such a policy change, if reality is not without risks. The British Army does not intend to develop in the Gulf at a considerable extent, but hopes to create the facilities to rotate back and forth, to go through them - from advanced points. Even so, it could represent more stretch to an already overloaded British military force. Professor Clark also warns that there is much more at stake in this renewed relationship than simply deploying soldiers on bases: By strengthening relations of Britain with the countries of the southern Gulf, the United Kingdom is committed to the safety and longevity of Arab Gulf states - the UAE, with limited evidence of democratization (as understood in the West) who have taken seemingly contradictory positions on the Arab upheavals that have spread across the Middle East in 2011, opposing the uprising of Shiites in Bahrain but support the revolutions of Islamists in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Syria. The United Kingdom will be faced with extreme line of sectarianism between Sunnis and Shiites in the Islamic world, which increasingly determine the geopolitical landscape of the Gulf and the Middle East. The United Kingdom could be found very quickly with significant military forces developed into one of the most contested regional security environments in the world, warns Clark, continuing with a simple question to be answered: Who is the strategic purpose of the repayment east of Suez? is to deter Iran, or only to strengthen the ties of the United Kingdom in the Arab Gulf states, for a number of reasons such as increased arms sales, trade and investments? The military strategies and policies The lines can be complementary but should be structured such as to ensure a clear, easily understandable British policy and strategy in the Gulf, Clark concludes
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:01:04 +0000