In “Bridge, Hedge and Choose”, Sophia Gaston examines how the UK can navigate an alliance system increasingly shaped by “civilisational” thinking, rising European autonomy ambitions, and intensifying great-power competition. The report unpacks Washington’s evolving expectations of its allies, the strategic risks and opportunities this poses for London, and the case for Britain to act simultaneously as a bridge, a hedger, and a leader; at home in Europe, across the Atlantic, and with like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific.
