Between War and Peace: Future Challenges in UK Defence
Britain faces a new reality: neither at war nor at peace, the country must adapt its strategy, procurement, and investment in personnel to meet evolving threats.
“We aren’t at war, but we aren’t at peace,”
Defence Minister Luke Pollard said, highlighting a fundamental challenge for the Ministry of Defence (MoD): it still operates as if in peacetime. The MoD recorded 80,000 attacks from state actors over the past two years.
At a Labour Party Conference event hosted by BAE Systems, Pollard told Sky News journalist Tamara Cohen that Britain’s security posture must adapt to an unfamiliar landscape.
Author's summary: UK defence faces new challenges.
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