With the launch of the Strategic Defence Review, Keir Starmer’s new Government has launched its programme of defence reform which hopes to keep pace with the rapid escalation and diversification of security threats that have been occurring in recent years. Key figures in the Government such as John Healey, Defence Secretary and David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary have repeatedly emphasised that in the realm of foreign policy and security, Europe is the main priority for the Government.
This Dods Political Intelligence Report explains Starmer’s European security strategy and identifies four key aims of the Starmer Government in relation to European security; Ukraine, security cooperation with Europe, closer trade ties with the EU and illegal migration. The report aims to be an informative resource which contextualises the new Government’s strategy in these areas and highlights some of the most pressing challenges Starmer and his top team will have to face.
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