Britain's imports of energy, food, and other goods make shipping security part of economic security. The distinction discussed here places Europe and the Mediterranean within short sea routes, with the rest of the world treated as long routes. Security for the short routes is described in terms of NATO partners working with the Royal Navy. Long-route security instead invokes international partners alongside the Royal Navy. Both approaches still depend on ships and cooperation to protect the trade Britain needs.
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Britain's economic security and its short and long sea routes
A distinction between European and wider global shipping routes changes the partners involved, while Britain's reliance on maritime imports continues.