Tag: Integrated Review

UK Foreign Policy Update Says Communist China Poses ‘Epoch-Defining Challenge’

The UK will launch a new MI5 unit to help businesses manage security risks and a new initiative to improve sanctions enforcement, and increase funding to build expertise on China, the government said on Monday as it designated communist China as an “Epoch-Defining challenge.” In a long-anticipated update to the UK’s major foreign policy revamp in…


Labour Says UK Security Strategy Should Focus on NATO, Not Indo-Pacific

The UK must show “realism” on its military commitments to the Indo-Pacific region, Labour’s defence chief has said, as he suggested his party will stick to a “NATO first” security strategy if it comes into power. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development, and Foreign Policy in 2021 announced a UK…


UK Investigating Unofficial Chinese Police Outposts

British police are investigating reports of three unofficial Chinese police stations operating in the UK, a Home Office minister confirmed on Tuesday. Security Minister Tom Tugendhat also told MPs that the government is assessing the reports, as well as other actions by Chinese officials that are “incompatible with diplomatic status.” According to a report published in September…


UK Lawmakers Warn Against Shrinking Army Size Amid War in Ukraine

The UK government was urged on Thursday to reconsider its plan to cut the number of army personnel by 9,500 and shift focus from conventional capabilities, or at least review the timeline of the plans, in light of challenges exposed by the Afghan withdrawal and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a report (pdf) published on…