Understanding the UK's âTiltâ Towards the Indo-Pacific The UKâs goal to be the European partner âwith the broadest and most integrated presenceâ in the region within the next nine years appears ambitious. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly question time debate at the House of Commons in London, Britain March 10, 2021. Photo: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via Reuters World17/Mar/2021 The UKâs new foreign and security policy âtiltâ towards the Indo-Pacific remains firmly anchored within the Euro-Atlantic region, with the US as its âmost important strategic allyâ and Russia as its most âacute threatâ. China, India and Japan are recognised as the three most important powers in the Indo-Pacific with widely differing characteristics and relationships with the UK. And, climate change will be the UKâs top international priority in the decade ahead, according to the first comprehensive (111-page) review of the UKâs defence, security, development and foreign policy since the Cold War, titled âGlobal Britain in a Competitive Ageâ, released on Tuesday.