Another "No-Pat"? Is it that problematic to fight for your own country?
Apparently, in the World of Battlefield 2042, over 40 countries have become failed states, due to climate change or societal collapse. The EU disbanded after Germany collapsed in 2035, leaving the US and Russia as the only remaining superpowers in the World, and both countries use No-Pats to fight their War against each other. In 2040, a Kessler Effect many orbital satellites to crash into the planet, causing a global blackout across the World. The US and Russia accuse the other of doing that.
Also, there are two factions of No-Pats, the first one being under Oz, who is trying to incite the US and Russia to fight against each other, and Irish's faction, trying to prevent Oz from doing that.
And there is zero mention about the state of China, because EA didn't want to risk BF2042 being banned there, like how BF4 was banned after the 1st DLC was released. Crawford's country, the UK, was also one of those failed states, as London is now flooded under 3 feet of water. How bad would the oceans have risen in sea level, for that to actually happen?
Also, how would the MI6 catch him, if UK became a failed state by the year 2042, and the EU collapsed years before?
Not that it makes the lore believable in any way, though.