Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review “An
Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review will be
undertaken to reassess the nation’s place in the world, covering
all aspects of international policy from defence to diplomacy and
development.” ● The Government will undertake the deepest
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Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy
Review
“An Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy
Review will be undertaken to reassess the nation’s place in
the world, covering all aspects of international policy
from defence to diplomacy and development.”
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● The Government will
undertake the deepest review of Britain's security,
defence, and foreign policy since the end of the Cold
War. This Review, led by Number 10, will include the
Armed Forces, intelligence services, and
Counter-Terrorism. It will also develop Global
Britain's foreign policy; with a focus on our alliances
and diplomacy, trends in shifts of power and wealth,
and how the UK can best use our international
development resource.
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● The previous National
Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security
Review in 2015 set an overall direction, objectives and
priorities to which the UK’s national security
community have been working ever since. The world has
moved on since 2015, bringing new opportunities and
challenges and exposing the need for an approach that
is more fit-for-purpose.
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● The Government must use
money better, undertake a technological upgrade of our
national security capabilities so they are ahead of
hostile powers, terrorists, and organised crime -- and
unlike previous exercises Government must develop an
integrated plan for all forces engaged in
security.
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● While we are leaving the EU,
we must strengthen cooperation with Europe on security
and intelligence. This cooperation is fundamentally
underpinned by the NATO Alliance – the foundation of
Euro-Atlantic security since 1949.
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● The Review will:
● Examine how we strengthen and prioritise
our alliances, diplomacy and
development.
● Examine how we reform
Whitehall to support integrated
policy-making and operational planning across departments
and agencies.
● Examine Whitehall’s thinking on all aspects
of deterrence and
consider ways in which technological
surprise could threaten our security.
From smartphones to autonomous drones, the security
environment is transforming rapidly.
● Examine the entire procurement
process used by the armed forces,
intelligence agencies and other security forces.
Developing world- leading procurement practices will save
the Armed Forces significant
money in the long-term, help to improve capability
and ensure new technologies are delivered faster.
● Examine how the Government can
improve collaboration with scientists
and technology companies to improve
security. The Government will consider how to strengthen
British investments in space and the most advanced
quantum technologies (computing, communication, sensors)
- both of which will also strengthen British science and
business beyond the security realm.
● The scope and criteria of the review will be
announced early next year.
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