2/13
Global trade became self-stabilising through finance, insurance markets, supply-chain economics and interdependence.
Sea lanes stayed open because disruption hurt everyone.
Naval power became quieter, more background than foreground. A reason for reduced UK naval spending.
#Globalisation 3/13
What we may now be witnessing in the Gulf feels very different.
The deployment of HMS Dragon and RFA Lyme Bay east of Suez increasingly looks like a return to classical maritime security posture and naval diplomacy.
#RoyalNavy #Hormuz #RoyalFleetAuxiliary 4/13
Only weeks ago, international discussions around the region were framed in humanitarian terms:
Aid delivery
Civilian shipping
Evacuation contingencies, and
Regional stability.
The language now has noticeably shifted.
#HumanitarianAid