The head of the Royal Navy has issued a staunch defence of "gunboat diplomacy" as a means of resolving disputes without risking the lives of troops. By Tom Whitehead and Tomwhitehead 24 February ...

Politicians in the UK and the EU have widely criticised the plans, deeming them "irresponsible" and reminiscent of "19th-century gunboat diplomacy". Plans to deploy Royal Navy ships to patrol UK ...

and Western envoys dictated what they wanted to the other side with the support of their navy without the need for operational use of ships. This threatening and common method later became known as ...