In an interview with Anadolu's Strategic Analysis Department, former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Rachel Ellehuus, currently director general at London-based think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), assessed Britain’s evolving defense posture, strategic alignment between the US and the EU, the impact of regional crises in the Middle East on UK foreign policy, and the critical role of Türkiye in shaping European security and regional