proxy wars etc

Of which, will result in nuclear conflict if they happened

no no @Joshu

If the US got into a fight with china it would not be short term

Short term is Russia invading the Baltics and taking them within 2-3 weeks.

What is the timescale for short and long in your opinions though as you may be arguing about two different points

Either way, I think the metric is good

Short-term as most conflicts are last a year maximum, long-term more than that

Long-term is where you see mss mobilization

However if you look at page 29

And where this matters

You can see the overall scores

is that a year of combat or also post combat stabilisation?

Which take into account everything about a country

One thing I can say about that scale at least is that it shows how much the continentals need to up their game, bunch of pussys

Yeah this report is really dedicated to long-term conflicts

The UK is also the current leader in Portland's "The soft power 30 report 2018"

Up from 2nd in 2015

In soft power? I'd agree on that

It's one of the reasons in that report we are so powerful

this is quite interesting as a comparison to other european powers.

Our, culture and our diplomatic power

rAnK  1  |  sCOrE  100 – Despite its smaller national base, the uK is the most
geopolitically-capable and “well-rounded” of the European major powers. It has a robust
capability portfolio from which to draw in the years ahead, particularly as it navigates
withdrawal from the Eu. In terms of national instruments – in which it leads overall – it has the
largest diplomatic leverage and second-biggest military might (after Russia). It has the largest
military budget in the Eu, while the Royal navy, in terms of total displacement of large warships
and auxiliaries, is larger than the navies of france, Italy and Germany combined. However,
despite its inherent strengths, the uK needs to concentrate on developing a robust strategy in
the years ahead to cultivate and mobilise its overall capability, particularly if it is to realise the
vision of “Global Britain”.

"while the Royal navy, in terms of total displacement of large warships
and auxiliaries, is larger than the navies of france, Italy and Germany combined"

Important one

Global Britain = Empire now

When people start chatting about the RN being shit

yes we need more but it is still very formidable

especially with the new ships

Well in regards to actual combat vessels, it is

Still it's not quite on par with the two power rule we had before, and less relevant given the benefits of Air power.

Type-45's capabilities make al other contemporaries look like wet blankets

You have the Type-45 being able to track and engage 30+ targets at once

while contemporaries are stuck with single digits

It can act as flagship, control air groups

I don't dispute that, but 31 cheap aircraft..

Hypersonic anti-ship weapons

Missile barrages

It can track and engage at LEAST

Ballistic anti-ship missile threats

Fast-attack boat swarms