The Royal Navy is deploying a destroyer to the Mediterranean to strengthen regional defences as conflict escalates in the Middle East. However, HMS Dragon won’t depart until next week — and it will still take several days to reach the region.
That’s prompting a key question from many observers: why has the response taken so long — and is the UK’s move arriving too late, and with too little impact?
Also on Sitrep: analysts warn that six major global crises could converge in the coming years, potentially creating the most unstable period since the Second World War. What are they — and how serious could the consequences be?
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