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Heading for Degeneracy? The Decline of the Royal Navy and Its Eroding Power Projection

Once the world’s most formidable naval force, the British Royal Navy—a symbol of Britain’s maritime dominance and its once-sprawling empire—is now grappling with a crisis of capability and identity. Despite recent pledges to reassert its presence “East of the Suez…