On 16 March 2021, the government published “Global Britain in a Competitive Age”, the centrepiece of its long-awaited Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development, and Foreign Policy It presents a “whole-of-government” and “whole-of-society” approach to national security and resilience, going well beyond traditional notions of defence and foreign policy. The goal is to defend “our […]
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The information revolution and the rise of social media make open societies particularly vulnerable to disinformation campaigns. This “explainer” looks at this all-pervasive aspect of conflict in the “grey zone”. “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting” – Sun Tzu, c. 544 BC to 496 BC At the end of
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The government will soon publish its “Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development, and Foreign Policy”. This “explainer” looks at what the Integrated Review is about. The House of Commons Library has produced this excellent guide to previous British defence reviews. The international security environment doesn’t stand still, so no-one can be sure what challenges will
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