Britain's Next Enemy? The US, Says Analyst

A British columnist argues that the country's security establishment is focused on the wrong threat. For decades, the UK has seen Russia as its primary foreign danger. But a new article suggests that the real future threat may come from the United States. The writer, Andy Beckett, states that the British state is skilled at making the public view another country as a threat. He says this is a long-standing practice for the UK. Warnings, he explains, come from many sources. These include politicians, intelligence agencies, military figures, and journalists. Often, information is shared privately using broad terms like "national security." Beckett's central claim is that this system is now looking in the wrong direction. He implies that a potential second term for Donald Trump as U.S. president could shatter old assumptions and become Britain's biggest concern.