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2 days ago · Walker’s sober assessment of the threats facing western countries comes as the UK’s new government last week launched a review of the British military before committing to increasing defence ...
3 days ago · In his first speech in the role on Tuesday, Gen Walker said the UK faced danger from an "axis of upheaval". Among the key threats facing the UK in the coming years, highlighted by the general in a ...
Mar 16, 2021 · The UK will reverse a reduction in its nuclear warheads and has raised the prospect of a nuclear response to catastrophic chemical, biological or even cyber threats as part of a policy overhaul released by Boris Johnson.
- Provisions in The Command Paper and Integrated Review
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Published by the Government on 16 March 2021, Global Britain in a Competitive Age, the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policydescribes its vision for the UK’s global role over the next decade. It set objectives for UK policymaking, including to strengthen security and defence in the UK and abroad: The accompanying co...
All four nations of the UK play important parts in UK defence and security. As such, collaboration between nations is a theme that runs through the command paper and overall defence strategy. The command paper set out the roles that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland play in supporting UK defence. For example, it noted that UK submarines, includi...
The House of Commons considered the defence command paper in a debate on 22 March 2021. The House of Lords considered the defence command paper the following day, on 23 March 2021. In the House of Commons debate, the Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace, described ‘Defence in a Competitive Age’ as an “honest assessment of what we can do and ...
House of Lords Library
1. House of Lords Library, ‘Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy: Future of the Royal Marines’, 6 September 2021 2. House of Lords Library, ‘UK Government policy on Iran: the Iran nuclear deal and dual nationals’, 3 September 2021 3. House of Lords Library, ‘Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy’, 16 April 2021 4. House of Lords Library, ‘UK Bilateral Defence Cooperation’, 9 March 2021 5. House of Lords Library, ‘‘Global Brita...
House of Commons Library
1. House of Commons Library, Integrated Review 2021: The Defence Tilt to the Indo-Pacific, 11 October 2021 2. House of Commons Library, International Affairs and Defence: Parliamentary Debates and Statements in the 2021–22 Session, 5 October 2021 3. House of Commons Library, UK Defence Personnel Statistics, 24 June 2021 4. House of Commons Library, Defence Command Paper 2021: Summary, 23 March 2021 5. House of Commons Library, ‘UK Army to be reduced to 72,500’, 23 March 2021
Think tank and academic commentary
1. Andrew Futter, ‘Trident replacement and UK nuclear deterrence: requirements in an uncertain future’, RUSI Journal, September 2015, vol 160 no 5, pp 60‒7 2. Center for Strategic & International Studies, ‘Global Britain in a Competitive Age and Defence in a Competitive Age: A critique’, 30 July 2021 3. Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), ‘Organising Defence in a Competitive Age’, 22 April 2021 4. Chatham House, ‘The UK’s Integrated Review overpromises and under-delivers’, 2 April 2021
Jul 16, 2024 · The defence and security threats facing the UK, Nato and its allies further afield are multiple. They include a war raging on Europe’s eastern flank in Ukraine against Russia’s full-scale...
The UK's defence secretary has also warned that we need to be prepared for a war. In his first major speech on defence, Grant Shapps said the country was moving from a "post war to a pre-war...
The year 2021 has seen a fundamental shift in British defence and security policy. Up goes the budget for digital technology, artificial intelligence and cyber.
