Britain prepares for its third defence review in four years
Does it want to remain a serious power on land or sea?
IN WHITEHALL THERE is no pastime taken up with greater enthusiasm than a good policy review. At least a dozen are under way in the Foreign Office alone. China policy is going through an “audit”. A former national security adviser is reviewing the AUKUS submarine deal. The crown jewel among all these is the strategic defence review—Britain’s third in four years. As it reaches its denouement, Britain’s armed forces are staring down the barrel of dramatic change.
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