US Chaos, National Lockdown and Defence in 2021
The first Sitrep of 2021 looks at two huge stories in the first week of the year, whose impact could be felt far longer. In the United States, a mob raids Congress, trying to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory. How will the chaotic scenes in Washington DC be seen in London, Moscow and Beijing? Meanwhile, at home, Boris Johnson announces a new lockdown to try to curb spiralling coronavirus cases — the response to the pandemic is now the biggest-ever domestic peacetime military operation. We’ll take a longer look too at some of the other big issues likely to dominate the…
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