Contents
2 The National Security Capability Review process
Was it necessary to revisit the 2015 NSS & SDSR?
A changing security environment
Intensifying and diversifying threats
A structural hole in the defence budget
Is the National Security Capability Review the right format?
From ‘quick refresh’ to ‘halfway house’
Separating defence from security capabilities: a backwards step?
The current challenge: maintaining the coherence of the NSCR and MDP
Looking ahead: implications for an integrated approach to national security
How does the NSCR fit into the five-yearly reviews of national security?
Political oversight and parliamentary scrutiny of the NSCR
Facilitating parliamentary scrutiny
3 Improving cross-government responses to national security challenges
Improving cross-government policy implementation and accountability
Published: 23 March 2018