On the evening of 1 March 2026, Sir Keir Starmer addressed the House of Commons and set out a seemingly firm boundary. Britain, he stated, would permit American forces to use selected UK bases for narrowly defined defensive operations against Iranian missile sites nothing beyond that. There would be no British aircraft conducting strikes and no deployment of troops into active combat. His language was deliberate and restrained. Yet within an hour, a drone struck the runway at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. The aircraft involved had taken off before Starmer had even finished speaking.
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China Renames 30 more Places in India’s Arunachal Pradesh
In this issue of China Watch newsletter, the author provides in-depth analysis on; 1) China renaming 30 places in India’s state of Arunachal Pradesh, 2) China set to become World’s largest Airforce, 3) Takeover of Tibet and more.