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U.K. Reveals New International Defense Engagement Strategy

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, February 8th, 2013

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The U.K. Ministry of Defense and the Foreign and Commonwealth office developed a new international defense engagement strategy describing how all defense activity--except combat operations--will focus on countries most important for the U.K.’s national interest. The government has made about $9.4 million available for the strategy by reprioritizing existing budgets. “The publication of the international defense engagement strategy will help the U.K. to work more effectively to deliver our foreign policy objectives, delivering an integrated approach drawing on all of…

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