I agree there and we should stand for our people's interest but when you say aggressively it sounds like you mean something like using the millitary and I don't think that is necessary

We certainly should be looking to use the miltary

I completely disagree haha

That's one of the best tools we have

We have a high tech military, our economy benefits from war since we have a large arms export industry as well

can you provide an example ?

On? @Crafty

So what invade France?

aggressive influence with our military

Hard and soft power.

No lmao @sirwoods

I'm not sure what you mean by use the military then

Gunboat diplomacy?

Maybe we look for some African countries which are in a civil war. We end that. We gain the support of that government and benefits

To an extent as well @sirwoods

So empire? Start an empire to be more powerful and be stronger?

While negotiating trade deals having a carrier strike force floating near wouldn't be a bad thing

so like world police style?

Yep. @Crafty @sirwoods

We can use both hard and soft power to kick start that

I disagree I don't think we need to start an empire to remain free

We need to agressively be pushing debt diplomacy abroad as well

Then die under the thumb of China. @sirwoods

can you imagine the international outrage if the uk started invading african nations to sort their shit out

Who is doing exactly what I've said.

we cant even sort our own shit out

I don't see why if anything that will be an economic burden

*Intervening* to bring a bloody, brutal civil war to an end? @Crafty

Pushing regional stability and growth.

If china gets worse you will just get cold war 2 and then we back the US

Allowing the peoples in that country to recover, grow and develop.

sounds noble on the face of it, pretty sure it's more complicated than that

We're already in cold war 2.0 @sirwoods

That's the justification we use, that's what others use @Crafty

And to an extent it will be true

it's not exactly got the best track record

this type of thing

I don't think we are in coldwar 2, I think it might be on its way but not yet

Meh, doesn't matter as long as it benefits us @Crafty

China is actively sending cyber attacks to us

Actively stealing our intellectual property