The threats Britain will face in the 21st century have revealed themselves in recent years. Lord Robertson — a former defence secretary, Nato general secretary and head of the Strategic Defence Review — has warned that the West faces a “deadly quartet” of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea who are “increasingly working together”.
The defence review, ordered by the new Government, will examine how to strengthen UK security at home and support Ukraine’s fight. It will do so in the context of a highly unstable world, not only with war in Europe and the Middle East, but also the threat of a Taiwan contingency and the spectre of an isolationist America under Donald Trump.
