英国面对的第二个问题就是 The second question that the UK faces
它意识到自身正处在发生着实质性变化的 is about the actual changing nature of conflict
冲突之中 that it finds itself within.
这也与其想要在世界上展现的 That either relates to what kind of military capabilities
何种军事能力相关 you want to be able to field in the world.
我们都经历了阿富汗战争 We've seen with the war in Afghanistan,
一种暴乱冲突 a kind of insurgency-type of conflict.
然而 在过去 英国趋向于联合其盟友 Whereas, in the past, Britain tended to posture itself
来对付像苏联这样的国家 around global capacity to take on a country, like the Soviet Union,
以展示姿态 along with its allies.
在将来 英国也在考量 For the future, Britain is asking itself
它想要展现的军事能力是什么样的 what kinds of military capacity it wants to field.
这与其所持有的武器装备有关 That's got implications for the types of weapons it procures,
也与它施行的军事政策 the type of military doctrine that it seeks to carry out,
和与其盟友想要操纵的程度 and the extent of which it wants to be able to operate
有关 alongside its allies.
这给英国提出了其在将来 That's raised interesting issues for the UK
想拥有怎样的军事能力这样有趣的问题 about the sorts of military capabilities it wants for the future.