Following the commitment to spend two per cent of GDP on defence in the Summer Budget, Prime Minister David Cameron has called for a Defence Review to give particular consideration to tackling the threat of extremism.
The government has committed to spending two per cent of GDP on UK defence, not just this year but every year as Chancellor George Osborne delivered the first fully-Conservative Budget in the House of Commons since 1996.
The government has committed to spending two per cent of GDP on UK defence, not just this year but every year as Chancellor George Osborne delivered the first fully-Conservative Budget in the House of Commons since 1996.
Britain may consider expanding its air strikes against terrorist group Islamic State (IS) beyond Iraq to targets in Syria, as the Defence Secretary argues the current strategy is illogical.
Britain may consider expanding its air strikes against terrorist group Islamic State (IS) beyond Iraq to targets in Syria, as the Defence Secretary argues the current strategy is illogical.
Key public bodies across the country will be legally required to take steps to prevent people from being radicalised under new counter-terror measures.
The military, emergency services and Government are testing their ability to handle a terror attack in London’s largest counter-terrorism exercise to date.
Four years after its departure from Iraq, Nato is planning to re-engage with the country by training officers to help in the fight against Islamic State.
Theresa May’s most senior terrorism advisor has warned against portraying muslim communities as “intrinsically extremist”, as this over simplifies the issues surrounding radicalisation.
Dr Muhammed Tahir Al Qadri, a Pakistani politician and Islamic scholar, has suggested that muslims should take counter extremism lessons to help prevent radicalisation as a part of the national curriculum in schools.
A new Europe wide police team is being formed to scour the internet for leaders behind Islamic State’s (IS) social media presence, which is being used to recruit foreign fighters.
Writing for the Telegraph, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has responded to recent criticism of the British armed forces by defended the government’s military strategy and spending.
