[THREAD] At yesterday's @MunSecConf, #UK Prime Minister @BorisJohnson gave the best foreign speech of any European leader. What were his key points? gov.uk/government/spe… [1/6]
1. That the #UK is back. #GlobalBritain will play a leading role in upholding the defence of #Europe and deterring threats to global security. This includes overcoming the #Covid19 pandemic, which the UK is fighting with #COVAX and the revolutionary @AstraZeneca vaccine... [2/6]
2. That #EuroAtlantic democracies need to push back against declinism and gloom. That means ending babble about ‘#Westlessness’ (🙄) and ‘strategic autonomy’ and a more active defence of liberal democracy around the world... [3/6]
3. That we need to draw #IndoPacific countries into our collective endeavour; the comfortable #Atlanticist consensus must evolve to remain relevant. #India, #Australia and #SouthKorea are now major democratic powers and have a role to play... [4/6]
4. That resources matter: despite their efforts since 2014, Europeans (#Germany) still have much to do to meet their own @NATO commitments. He reminded them of the #UK’s large defence budget increases, which he ordered last year, taking the UK beyond its own commitments... [5/6]
In sum, @BorisJohnson sought to engage with @JoeBiden, remind #Germany and #France of their responsibilities, and explain #GlobalBritain’s foreign policy, while simultaneously giving an insight into the upcoming #IntegratedReview. What’s not to like?! [6/6]
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