Maintaining the global status quo and enabling trade serve Britain's interests because its economy is organised around existing global commercial conditions. Naval strategy therefore includes preserving the environment in which British trade already operates alongside preparation for fleet combat. Peacetime maritime presence supports the economic system as well as the fleet's wartime role.
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Why Britain's trade depends on maritime order
Britain's trade-dependent economy gives the Royal Navy a direct interest in preserving a stable maritime status quo.