One of Sir Keir Starmer’s first acts as prime minister was to order a “root and branch” review of Britain’s armed forces. The prime minister said the UK’s military capabilities had been “hollowed out” ...

The British defence review was asked to make its recommendations within the budgetary constraints of spending 2.5% of GDP on defence. But it is already clear that to meet its goals of transforming ...

The UK government’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) process is poised to enter its next phase, following the completion of an initial consultation period. Outlining the ongoing activity’s progress ...

The UK Labour government’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) “Making Britain Safer: secure at home, strong abroad” has broad implications for education. The SDR aims to create new pathways between youth ...

The 144-page SDR falls short of detailing a comprehensive future order of battle, but does offer 62 recommendations which ministers say will be accepted in full. The long awaited Strategic Defence ...

The government announced that Britain would increase its fleet of nuclear-powered attack subs. This announcement comes ahead of an upcoming defence review, which is expected to state that the country ...

Keir Starmer has finally unveiled his long-awaited Strategic Defence Review but there are already questions about how much it will really achieve, and when. It is a "plan for transformation", Defence ...

On 16 July, not yet two weeks into his term of office, prime minister Keir Starmer announced a “root and branch” review of the United Kingdom’s armed forces. With major war now returned to the ...

When the Labour Party won the U.K. general election in July, it took office having promised wholesale change. Its campaign manifesto, a safe and unthreatening document of generalizations and ...

The UK Ministry of Defence could be poised to publish the findings of its eagerly awaited Strategic Defence Review (SDR) activity by early June, according to one of the report’s key contributors. “It ...

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”. The ...