A year after the Strategic Defence Review was agreed, the UK government has decided not to fund its own review. In doing so, it is not merely failing to move forward — it is actively going backwards.
A year after the Strategic Defence Review was agreed, the UK government has decided not to fund its own review. In doing so, it is not merely failing to move forward — it is actively going backwards.
The German-French-Spanish fighter project – the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) – demonstrates that even with Ukraine and Donald Trump, defence cooperation in Europe remains fraught.
Read @mgmessmer.bsky.social's latest for Chatham House ⤵️
I was glad to go on the @chathamhouse.org podcast this week to grapple (pretty much in real time) with John Healey resigning and the UK's defence plans, alongside my excellent colleague @mgmessmer.bsky.social. www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/defe...
A year after the Strategic Defence Review was agreed, the UK government has decided not to fund its own review. In doing so, it is not merely failing to move forward — it is actively going backwards.
A year after the Strategic Defence Review was agreed, the UK government has decided not to fund its own review. In doing so, it is not merely failing to move forward — it is actively going backwards.
"Leaving our defences broadly in the state that the post-Cold War era left them will not do.
General Sir Richard Barrons on the current state of the UK's armed forces and the government's anticipated Defence Investment Plan.
"Leaving our defences broadly in the state that the post-Cold War era left them will not do.
General Sir Richard Barrons on the current state of the UK's armed forces and the government's anticipated Defence Investment Plan.
Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have new governments brought to power in the wake of mass protest movements. Now they must grapple with the Iran war and tense ties with India.
Read @chietigj.bsky.social's (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) latest analysis for Chatham House ⤵️
The Strategic Defence Review set out the requirement's for the UK's armed forces. The Defence Investment Plan must now be funded in a way that matches the scale of the threat.
In this week’s episode of Independent Thinking, our experts discuss the UK’s defence funding crisis and Europe’s struggle to coordinate its rearmament effort.
General Sir Richard Barrons – a co-author of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review – says a lack of government competence is making the UK less safe and undermining its reputation with allies.
General Sir Richard Barrons – a co-author of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review – says a lack of government competence is making the UK less safe and undermining its reputation with allies.
General Sir Richard Barrons – a co-author of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review – says a lack of government competence is making the UK less safe and undermining its reputation with allies.
