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” ...

Keir Starmer’s has been told his defence spending review is “unravelling” amid a row over the government’s plans to increase the military budget. The prime minister announced in February that 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 ...

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed the largest increase in defence spending since the Cold War in his military plan amid warnings the UK faces a “new era of threat”. The government announced today that it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Among its 62 recommendations, the UK Strategic Defense Review recognizes that three E-7 Wedgetails will not be enough for around-the-clock radar surveillance of the UK and NATO airspace. Credit: UK ...

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 ...