Britain’s Daring Defense Review
Author(s): Daniel Keohane
Journal Title: Carnegie Strategic Europe Blog
Publication Year: 2016
These are heady times for British foreign and defense policies. In late November 2015, amid difficult membership renegotiations with the EU and a debate about bombing the self-styled Islamic State in Syria, the UK published a new security and defense review. The document, which combines a national security strategy with a strategic defense and security review, is significant for a number of reasons.