Britain Pivot from U.S. Security

The article argues that the Iran crisis offers Britain a concrete opening to stop automatic alignment with U.S. military gambits and to pursue greater strategic autonomy. It claims British forces should resist demands to escort tankers or emulate risky U.S. interventions given the limited military payoff and rising political cost of backing a more erratic American policy. — If adopted, this posture would reshape NATO burden‑sharing debates, UK foreign‑policy identity, and the balance of influence between Europe and Washington.