UK now second largest global power, only behind the US

Britain wields the most geopolitical influence in Europe and is the second most influential power in the world only behind the US, claim think tank.

The Henry Jackson Society rejects the ‘doom and gloom’ around Brexit and finds that the UK remains a ‘leading global power nation’.  

According to Daily Mail, its report, an ‘Audit of Geopolitical Capacity’ puts the UK ahead of EU nations such as Germany and France.  

But it also concludes that globally, it is more influential than economic powerhouses like China and India.  

The authors evaluated Britain’s standing against seven measures including; economics, technological prowess, military strength, cultural ‘prestige’, diplomatic ‘leverage’ and demographics.  

The study put the US top globally but Britain came in second place. France came third, China fourth, Germany fifth, India sixth, Japan seventh and Russia eighth.  

But of Brexit argue that leaving the EU will undermine Britain’s influence in the world.

For all the doom and gloom surrounding the implications of Brexit, the reality shines through that the UK remains a leading global power nation, with immense soft and hard power capabilities, said Alan Mendoza, executive director of the Henry Jackson Society.