Defence and Naval Rearmament

ADM SIR BEN KEY FIRST SEA LORD & CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF “We face an increasingly unstable global picture and an increased risk of state-on-state contest.” As First Sea Lord I am delighted to have been asked to provide my thoughts as we celebrate the excellent bonds between the Marine Nationale and the Royal Navy. In the past eighteen months we have seen the tenth anniversary of the Lancaster House Agreements,1Editor’s note: The London Treaties or Lancaster House Agreements are the two military treaties signed during the Franco-British summit in London, at Lancaster House, by French Presi…