Starmer’s position on Iran pleases no one, but that is because there are no good options
Starmer’s position on Iran pleases no one, but that is because there are no good options
Starmer’s position on Iran pleases no one, but that is because there are no good options | Rafael Behr
None of the prime minister’s critics engages with the hard strategic dilemmas arising from Britain’s perilous dependency on US power, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Thoughts? The article says that Britain can't annoy the US too much over this Iran war, because UK security is unfortunately completely dependent upon the US.
Starmer has to deploy what influence he has with the White House carefully. He must consider other strategic goals – the need to keep Trump onside in Ukraine, for example. And he must be mindful that Britain’s own military and intelligence capabilities are enmeshed with Pentagon systems.
As one [minister] puts it, Britain would be “massively exposed” if a capricious US administration decided it no longer wanted our friendship.
Perhaps the best way for the UK to stop being a vassal of the US is for the UK to join forces with its European allies. Europe together can surely create the capabilities needed to defend the continent.