Pros Cons - Military forces (nuclear weapons, aircraft carrier,...) - Brexit → Britain has been cast off one of the largest trading block(EU) → overseas territories (B.O.T) L> 54 nations Commonwealth - Britain is constantly forced to choose sides (China, US,...) Britain is a middlesize power - UK will have the right to exclude EU boats from thin fishing waters by 2026 - The UK has large EEZ - But the EU could respond with taxes on exports on British fish to the EU or by denying UK boats access to EU territories - UK will increase their military budget - Budget chop- aging vessel 3 Themes: 1. Diplomacy geopolitics 2. Military power 3. Economic power