Ben Coxon
51 posts
@BSKCoxon
Research Officer at the Council on Geostrategy - Areas of focus: conflict, geopolitics and climate/environmental security All views are personal
What are 🇬🇧 fundamental interests in 2025? We asked 6 experts in today’s Big Ask… ✍️ @EvieAspinall_, @JohnHemmings2, @w_d_james, @paulmasonnews, Charles Parton OBE, and Peter Watkins #BritainsWorld #BigAsk britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…
The first issue drops this Thursday... Including cable-cutting, grey-zone warfare, a Russian naval group, USV-USV refuelling, a whole lot of puns, and what Churchill really thought about the Royal Navy. Sign up now if you haven't already!
Which geopolitical trends will dominate in 2025? 🌍 We asked 11 experts in today’s #BigAsk ✍️ Neil Brown, @william_freer, @RJohnsonCCW1, @CharKleberg, @ALanoszka, Charles Parton OBE, @jackrdsn, @james_rogers, @salisbot, @GraySergeant, @gracetheodoulou britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…
🚗What's happening to Europe's car industry is one of the biggest stories in the world right now, & prob the biggest story of next year too. A slow motion implosion driven by multiple factors (esp Chinese competition). Watch my primer on what's going on👇
How can Britain make its foreign policy more impactful?🌍 We asked 8 experts in today’s #BigAsk ✍️ @h1llz, @SamGoodman22, @RJohnsonCCW1, @paulmasonnews, The Rt. Hon. Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG, Charles Parton, @james_rogers, @MannVirdee #BritainsWorld britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…
After #1000days of war, what is next for Ukraine? 🌍 We asked 10 experts in today’s #BigAsk... ✍️ Sir Micheal Fallon @John_ForemanCBE @MarkGaleotti @ALanoszka @M_Piechowska @james_rogers @WarintheFuture @MelSimmonsFCDO @vdovychenkov Valerii Zaluzhnyi britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…
What does Trump’s victory mean for Britain? 🌍 We asked 8 experts in today’s #BigAsk… ✍️ @EvieAspinall_, Neil Brown, @e_casalicchio, Prof. Michael Cox, The Rt. Hon. Baroness Neville-Jones, Charlotte Kleberg, @jackrdsn, @james_rogers #BritainsWorld britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…
And to clarify: this isn’t just the first time since WW2 that all incumbent parties in developed countries lost vote share. It’s the first time since this data was first recorded in 1905. Essentially the first time in the history of democracy (universal suffrage began in 1894).
What does the #Budget24 mean for Britain’s strategic direction? 💰 We asked 7 experts in this week's #BigAsk ✍️@william_freer, @RJohnsonCCW1, @paulmasonnews, @jackrdsn, @salisbot, @MannVirdee, @lindayueh #BritainsWorld britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…
In this #Memorandum, @alessionaval examines the impact of the #Japanelection on 🇯🇵 security policy in the region 🗳️‘The electoral results raise a key question as to whether Japanese politics has entered a period of turbulence and fluidity’ #BritainsWorld britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memorand…
Is Britain returning to its default position on Europe? 🌍 We asked 9 experts in today’s Big Ask… ✍️ @ameliahadfield1, Dr Przemysław Biskup, @CER_IanBond, @McNamara_Eoin, @LiDanieRae, @bctallis, @vdovychenkov, @RGWhitman, @EliotWilson2 #BritainsWorld britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…
The main reason is demographics. Ageing populations everywhere mean more older people living longer lives (read: more healthcare use) and being supported by fewer young people. So the healthcare bill (where most tax revenue is spent) is rising virtually everywhere.
