In his recent annual Chief of the Defence Staff lecture at the Royal United Services Institute in London, General Sir Nick Carter outlined the most critical challenges ahead for Defence and how they should be met. ...
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Conservative and Labour governments over the last seventy years have remained broadly aligned on issues of defence and security. However, that may be about to change if Jeremy Corbyn wins the election and becomes prime minister on 13th December 2019. ...
Both the Conservative and Labour parties are now committed to an SDSR if they win the next general election. As a result, the single services have already starting positioning themselves to get the most out of the review. ...
NATO leaders have much to discuss at their meeting on London on 04 December; however, there is a real possibility that differences over burden sharing, the actions of Turkey, and the growing diversity of US and European interests may seriously derail the event. ...
To this point, defence and security issues have been largely absent from the 2019 general election debate. However, now that the main political parties have all published their manifesto, we can at least identify where they all formally stand. ...