French army soldiers patrol on the Paris metro in the wake of this month’s attacks. © Orban Thierry/ABACA/Press Association Images
For those unaware that the Ministry of Defence owns 15 golf courses, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon’s speech this week would have made interesting reading. For those looking for clues to the themes of the next Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), a review of defence spending due later this year, it was less helpful. So what are the big issues that Fallon—or his successor—will have to address in the review? Two stand out.
The first is the question of whether we fight …read more
Source: Prospect
