What’s next for Britain’s defence strategy

Описание: The UK's shadow secretary of state for defence John Healey MP outlines the Labour Party’s vision for what is next with Britain’s defence strategy after the invasion of Ukraine.

As the war in Ukraine seems set to become a drawn-out conflict, the UK must shift from crisis management to delivering the medium-term military support that Ukraine will need for the next offensive, as well as thinking longer-term about how the strategy for European security must change.

At this event, shadow defence secretary John Healey MP looks to what is next – by making this case and outlining how the UK should reboot defence planning in response to the invasion of Ukraine if the UK is to meet our current commitments to Ukraine and its future commitments to NATO.

He outlines the Labour Party's vision for defence policy to examine whether the UK should rectify flaws in the Integrated Review, how the UK should approach NATO’s new Strategic Concept and if homeland defences should be strengthened.

The following questions will be considered:
Were we prepared for the threat from Russia?
What did the Integrated Review get right? And what did it get wrong?
How can we have a threat-based plan for defence and security?
Is UK leadership in NATO at risk as European allies reboot defence plans in response to Ukraine?
What priorities should NATO’s strategy for the next decade include?
Should the UK government rethink reductions in the size of the armed forces?
What are the flaws in military procurement impacting defence expenditure and the UK industry?

This event is part of Chatham House’s ongoing work on the UK’s role in the world.