DS agrees with the HCDC Sub-Committee that the high North/Arctic is an area that UK and NATO must direct serious money, resources and attention to. Report can be read in full: HERE
Threats
Modernising Defence Programme Russia: Implications For United Kingdom Defence and Security
Defence Synergia revisits the implications of a Resurgent Russia
RUSI: Future Nuclear Threats to the UK
This paper provides a systematic analysis of the nuclear threats that the UK faces and how these are likely to evolve in the coming decade. https://rusi.org/publication/occasional-papers/future-nuclear-threats-uk
Nato can’t protect Baltics from Russia, says US general
The telegraph today reported that Lt-Gen Frederick “Ben” Hodges, commander of the US army in Europe, said Russia could capture the capitals of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in as little as 36 hours. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/23/nato-cant-protect-baltics-from-russia-says-us-general/
WHEN GOVERNMENT PUBLIC RELATIONS TAKE PRIORITY OVER TRANSPARENCY OF ACTION
This DS commentary has been placed in the threat section of our website because a lack of open government could of itself be a threat to national security. National and Defence Strategies Research Group Care of Mr Ben Sharp, Managing Director, Mercator, 180 Piccadilly London W1J 9HF. Tel 0207 411 9816 http://www.defencesynergia.co.uk DEFENCESYNERGIA COMMENTARY WHEN Continue reading
NATO REFORCE
In February DS set out its goals for 2016. One aspect of this work was to examine emerging and increasing threats to UK and NATO from a revanchist Russia and consider the coherence of NSS/SDSR 2015 and plans for Future Force 2020/25 in this regard. DS has long advocated that HMG should address the key Continue reading
UK Air Defence – A Forgotten Capability Gap
Synopsis – UK Air Defence Capability Gap Following on from the 2015 National Security Strategy (NSS) and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) DefenceSynergia (DS) made representations to the House of Commons Defence Committee pointing out the disparity between the Government’s worthy aspirations for UK defence up to and beyond 2020 and the budget time-line Continue reading