DefenceSynergia (DS) is pleased to publish a copy of the Government’s Draft Armed Forces Bill 2021 being introduced to the House of Commons this week. The full text can be viewed HERE.
Policy
Defence Secretary’s speech at the RUSI Conference covering the Integrated Review, the spending review settlement and other issues for defence
For DefenceSynergia (DS) it is encouraging to see the Secretary of State for Defence supporting innovation and the development of strategy in his 11th December 2020 speech to the Royal United Services Institute. As he says, “The consequences of decades of SDSRs that were over-ambitious and under-funded, were fast coming ‘home to roost’. All of Continue reading
DefenceSynergia Commentary – Ministry of Defence to Cut Reserve Training and Reduce E-3D AWACS Fleet to Save £1Billion Per Annum.
It appears to DefenceSynergia (DS) that the old adage ‘what one gives with one hand can be taken back with the other’ applies to our Prime Minister (PM). The Secretary of State for Defence, The Right Honourable Mr Ben Wallace MP, has declared that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) must find £1bn in savings next Continue reading
Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace MP – Mali Deployment Written Statement to Parliament 3 December 2020
DefenceSynergia (DS) publishes below the Secretary of State for Defence written statement to Parliament on the recent contribution and deployment of British Forces to the United Nations Mission in Mali. To help with orientation and context we also offer sight of the official United Nations Security Council (UNSC) September 2020 Situation Report on Mali:
PM statement on Forces Funding Settlement 19/11/20
Mr Speaker, thank you and with permission, I will update the House on the Government’s Integrated Review of foreign, defence, security and development policy. Our Review will conclude early next year, setting out the UK’s international agenda, but I want to inform the House of its first outcome.
Proposed Examination of United Kingdom Future Grand Strategy
DefenceSynergia (DS) has articulated the need for a National Strategy since it was formed more than 10 years ago. We hold to this position today. As do many observers of British Foreign and Defence policy. Now there is a new Strategic dynamic for UK to address. The hegemonic intentions of China.
The United Kingdom’s Future Nuclear Deterrent: The Dreadnought Programme 2017 Update to Parliament
Introduction The United Kingdom’s (UK) nuclear deterrent deters against the most extreme threats to our way of life, both now and in the future. It provides the ultimate guarantee of our national security, and is a major part of this Government’s commitment to ensure the safety and security of its citizens. In 2016, Parliament voted Continue reading