Strategy, Tactics and Tilts: A Networked Approach to UK Influence in the Indo-Pacific

Gaskarth, Jamie (2023). Strategy, Tactics and Tilts: A Networked Approach to UK Influence in the Indo-Pacific. The RUSI Journal, 167(6/7) pp. 12–23.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03071847.2022.2159515

Abstract

The 2021 Integrated Review was informed by two assumptions: that leaving the EU would allow a more agile foreign policy based on ad hoc groups; and that a global shift in power towards the Indo-Pacific meant that the UK needed to engage more with the region. Jamie Gaskarth argues that the missing element to this strategy is a networked approach. Using the insights of network theory and social network analysis, policymakers should be aiming to analyse the social dynamics of the region in a more systematic way. This would allow them to better identify opportunities for greater connectedness and the benefits these may bring, as well as the limits to UK engagement, and non-linear effects that network spillovers can produce

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