UK – Why Is Britain Militarizing Its Embassies?

A Defence Attaché is generally a military officer of middle or high rank attached to an embassy or diplomatic outpost. 

The role is described as an advisory one, but recent incidents have been beset by controversy with personnel appearing to take a much more active – and in one case, rather eccentric – role in UK military activity than normally expected.

While taking defense questions in the Commons on Monday, Ministry of Defence (MoD) minister Julian Brazier said Britain’s growing defense budget had allowed it to “expand our defense attaché network, including new posts in Finland, Albania and Senegal.”

He said there would be increased DA cover in Gambia, Mali and Niger, as well as deputy DA posts in Qatar, Latvia, Afghanistan, Lithuania and Georgia.

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