Britain’s armed forces are stretched perilously thin

Alone amongIISSDNA its allies, America could count on Britain to join its on Houthi rebels in Yemen firing missiles at commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Royal Air Force jets operating from Akrotiri in Cyprus have twice attacked military targets with Paveway guided bombs.Britain was also quick off the mark to deploy army battle groups across Europe after Vladimir Putin’s in 2022. It has often led the way in supplying Ukraine with the equipment it needs. As Ben Barry, a land-warfare expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (), a think-tank, says: “Despite the legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan, Britain’s armed forces, with the support of the British public, have a willingness to use force against enemies deep in their that in Europe is matched only by .”